- 1. big; large; great
- ♦ ~城市 big city
- ♦ ~眼睛 big eyes
- ♦ ~救星 great liberator
- ♦ 这张照片不够~。 The picture isn't large enough.
- 2. heavy (rain, etc.); strong (wind, etc.)
- ♦ 雪下得很~。 The snow is falling heavily.
- ♦ 风太~, 你没法放风筝。 The wind is too strong to fly your kite.
- ♦ 外面风~。 It's blowing hard.
- ♦ 团结起来力量~。 Unity is strength.
- 3. loud
- ♦ 声音太~ too loud
- ♦ 收音机开~点。 Turn the radio up a bit louder.
- 4. general; main; major
- ♦ ~马路 main street
- ♦ ~问题 major issue; big problem
- ♦ ~手术 major operation
- ♦ ~反攻 general counteroffensive
- 5. size
- ♦ 那间屋子有这间两个~。 That roomis twice the size of this one.
- ♦ 你穿多~的鞋？ What size shoes do you wear?
- 6. age
- ♦ 你的孩子多~了？ How old is your child?
- ♦ 他~我两岁。 He's two years my senior.
- 7. eldest
- ♦ ~哥 eldest brother
- ♦ ~房 senior branch of a family
- 8.
尊 your - ♦ ~札 your letter
- ♦ ~作 your writing
- 9. (used before a time word, etc. to show emphasis)
- ♦ ~清早 early in the morning
- 1. greatly; fully
- ♦ ~长中国人民的志气 greatly heighten the morale of the Chinese people
- ♦ ~笑 laugh heartily
- ♦ 天已~亮。 It's already broad daylight.
- 2. in a big way; on a big (or large) scale; with all-out efforts; vigorously
- ♦ ~删~改 do a thorough job in revising
- ♦ ~搞农田水利 go all out with irrigation and water conservancy
- 1.
方 father - 2. father's brother; uncle 另见ｄài
- ♦ 大鱼大肉 plenty of meat and fish; rich food
- ♦ 大红大绿 loud colours
- ♦ 大吵大闹 kick up a row ; make a scene
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