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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[dà]
  1. 1. adjective [数量、体积、面积] big
  2. 2. adjective [指力气] great
    他劲儿真
    He's so strong!
  3. 3. adjective [重要] important
    法国是葡萄酒国。
    France is an important wine-producing country.
  4. 4. adjective [强] strong
    strong wind
  5. 5. adjective [指声音] loud
    音乐声太,请关小一点。
    The music's too loud – could you turn it down a bit please?
  6. 6. adjective [雨、雪] heavy
    heavy rain
  7. 7. adjective [指年龄] old
    你多了?
    How old are you?
    他比我
    He's older than me.
  8. 8. adjective [指程度]
    roar with laughter
    吃一惊
    take a big shock
    sob one's heart out
  9. 9. adjective [老大] eldest
    eldest sister
  10. 10. adjective [名字、作品等]
    请问尊姓名?
    Would you be kind enough to tell me your name?

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[dà]
  1. 1. adjective big; large; great; hearty; old
    他的年龄还不够
    她已经是一个姑娘了。
    我家住在一座房子里。
    这张照片不够
    The picture isn't large enough.
    救星
    great liberator
    眼睛
    big eyes
    城市
    big city
    这个地方够,足够我们做活动。
    这棵树长得很了。
    她的书包很
    他感叹到:"天安门太了。"
    他迈着步向前走。
    过去一年里,我们取得了巨成绩。
    这个小镇吸引了很多企业来投资。
    高校为国家的现代化建设培养了批优秀人才。
  2. 2. adjective heavy (rain, etc.); strong (wind, etc.)
    外面风
    It's blowing hard.
    风太,你没法放风筝。
    The wind is too strong to fly your kite.
    雪下得很
    The snow is falling heavily.
    今天下了一场暴雨。
  3. 3. adjective loud
    麻烦你把音响的声音开一点。
    收音机开点。
    Turn the radio up a bit louder.
    声音太
    too loud
    你的声音太了。
  4. 4. adjective general; main; major
    我们将要召开一个动员会。
    他们终于攻克了一个难关。
    我们遇到了一个困难。
    反攻
    general counteroffensive
    手术
    major operation
    问题
    major issue; big problem
    马路
    main street
    和平与发展是当今世界的两主题。
    两次世界战给人民带来了深重的灾难。
    经济成为国际关系重变化的首要因素。
    我们要立足局,从人民的根本利益出发。
    我们要积极推进祖国统一业的实现。
    日本的工薪家庭中,财务权一般由主妇来执掌。
  5. 5. noun size
    你穿多的鞋?
    What size shoes do you wear?
    那间屋子有这间两个
    That roomis twice the size of this one.
  6. 6. adjective age
    我两岁。
    He's two years my senior.
    你的孩子多了?
    How old is your child?
  7. 7. adjective eldest
    senior branch of a family
    eldest brother
  8. 8. adjective [polite] your
    your writing
    your letter
  9. 9. adjective [used before a time word, etc. to show emphasis]
    清早
    early in the morning
  10. 10. adverb [in high degree] greatly; fully; heavily
    他今天穿了一件红的衣服。
    他回到家中吃了一顿。
    听到这个消息,他哭了一场。
    天已亮。
    It's already broad daylight.
    laugh heartily
    长中国人民的志气
    greatly heighten the morale of the Chinese people
  11. 11. adverb in a big way; on a big (or large) scale; with all-out efforts; vigorously
    我们现阶段要搞经济建设。
    他们变卖珠宝,发横财。
    搞农田水利
    go all out with irrigation and water conservancy
    do a thorough job in revising
  12. 12. noun [8848] father
  13. 13. noun [8849] father's brother; uncle
  14. 14. adjective [used behind 不(bù)] not very, not often

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[dà]
  1. 1. (在面积、体积、容量、数量、年龄、力量、强度、程度、重要性等方面)超过通常的情况或特定的比较对象
    这间房子真
    瓶子
    卖个价钱
    年纪
    劲头比我
    昨天的风比今天的
    地震
    事情
  2. 2. 表示程度深
    失所望
    舒服
  3. 3. 敬词,称与对方有关的事物
    尊姓
  4. 4. 排行第一的
  5. 5. 形容小的程度
    船上的甲板有两个篮球场那么
  6. 6. 时间较远的
    前天
    后年
  7. 7. 用在某些时令、天气、节假日或时间前,表示强调
    热天的,歇会儿吧
    年三十
    清早
  8. 8. 某些地区指父亲或叔父、伯父
    俺娘都来
    他是我二

Examples

企业规模了,手松手紧效果不一样。 手紧
现在连巴掌的地方都利用上了。
Now, every square inch of land is utilized. 巴掌
这是的,家里还有个小蹦豆儿。
This is the older one; there's a little one at home. 蹦豆儿
他有这么的进步真不简单。
It's remarkable he's made such good progress. 不简单
这块地不怎么
This plot isn't very big. 不怎么
作者很善于描写的场面。
The author is adept in depicting grand scenes. 场面
这二锅头冲劲儿
This erguotou has a lot of kick in it. 冲劲儿
我年纪了,不能出远门了。
I'm too old to go on long trips any more. 出门
(内、胃)出血
massive (internal, gastric) haemorrhage 出血
这种鞋小点不要紧,穿穿就了。
It doesn't matter if the shoes feel a bit tight. They'll stretch with wearing. 穿

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