| 大 | 226B25 12.81 | 部居  | 畫數 3 | ㄉㄚˋ [da4] (re. pr *ㄉㄞˋ [dai4] ). | ||
| N. | (1) (Coll.) a penny: 不值一個大 not worth a penny. (2) A surname. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Big, large, great: 大人 [da4ren2]↓; 大陸 [da4lu4]↓; 大路 highway, main road; 大門 the gate; 大樓 a tall building; 大大小小 the big and the small－all considered; 大而無當 phr., big, impractical (plan), big and burdensome (“white elephant”). (2) The eldest (brother, uncle, aunt, cousin, etc.): 大房 eldest branch of family; senior of same rank: 大姑（子）senior sister or wife; 大舅（子）senior brother of wife; (3) (Oft. in address) honored, esteemed: 大爺，大老爺 [da4ye2], [da4lao3ye0]↓; 大法官 Grand justice; 大札 your gracious letter; 大作 your great composition; 大駕 your “carriage,”i. e., your arrival; 大名 great reputation; 名山大川 well-known mountains and rivers; self-given appellation: 大唐 the Great Tarng Empire; 大清 the Great Ching (Manchu) Dyn. (4) Important: 大人物 the V.I. P.S; 大事 important occasion or event; 大處著眼 pay attention to the important points. | |||||
| Adv. | (1) Generally: 大凡，大概，大抵，大致 [da4fan2], [da4gai4], [da4di3], [da4zhi4]↓. (2) Further ahead or behind: 大前天 two days before yesterday; 大後天 two days after tomorrow; 大前年 two years before last; 大後年 two years after next; 大後兒（個）next to next behind. (3) Greatly (angered, pleased, etc.): 大謬 greatly mistaken; 大不為然 greatly disapprove. (4) Completely: 大晴 (the sky is) completely clear; 大亮 it's day already. (5) Showily, pompously, oft. 大……大：大模大樣（大模廝樣兒）in an open or showy manner; 大搖大擺 take big, swinging steps; 大手大腳 spend extravagantly; 大庭廣眾 in broad daylight, in front of everybody; 大天白日 in broad daylight; 大書特書 it is clearly written; 大言不慚 to talk big; 大言欺人 to exaggerate; 大躍進 (phr.) great leap forward. | |||||
| Words | 1. 大寶 [da4bao3], n., (LL) the throne. 2. 大拜 [da4bai4], v.i., formerly, (emperor) make person prime minister. 3. 大班 [da4ban1], n., compradore, Taipan. 4. 大本營 [da4ben3ying2], n., general headquarters. 5. 大便 [da4bian4], v.i., answer nature's call; to evacuate bowels. 6. 大辟 [da4bi4], n., crime punishable by death. 7. 大比 [da4bi3], n., formerly, provincial civil service examinations. 8. 大鼻子 [da4bi2zi0], n., (derog.) a Russian (“big-nosed”). 9. 大白 (1) [da4bo2], n., a wine cup: 浮一大白 drink a cup (to celebrate); (2) ([da4bai2]) 真相大白 the facts are clear now. 10. 大不列顛 [da4bu4lie4dian1], n., Great Britain. 11. 大不了 [da4bu0liao3], phr., 沒什麼大不了的事情 it's nothing frightening, nothing to worry about. 12. 大氅 [da4chang3], n., overcoat of old type. 13. 大腸 [da4chang2], n., (physiol.) the colon. 14. 大成 [da4cheng2], n., great consummation; a compendium; 集大成 composition which embodies contributions of previous scholars. 15. 大千 [da4qian1], n., (Budd.) a universe of many universes (大千世界) 16. 大蟲 [da4chong2], n., (coll.) a tiger. 17. 大大咧咧 [da4da0lie1lie1], adv., haughtily. 18. 大大落落兒 [da4da0luo1luo1er0], adv., in dignified manner (also pr. [da4da0lu1lu1er0]). 19. 大膽 [da4dan3], adj. & adv., with determination without fear or hesitation: 大膽做去 do it without hesitation. 20. 大典 [da4dian3], n., an august ceremony. 21. 大抵 [da4di3], adv., mostly. 22. 大豆 [da4dou4], n., the soybean (also called 黃豆). 23. 大動脈 [da4dong4mo4], n., the aorta. 24. 大方 [da4fang1], (1) n., experts, connoisseurs: 貽笑大方 be laughed at by those who know; (2) adj., generous with money, not stingy; (3) (appear or walk) with proud bearing. 25. 大凡 [da4fan2], adv., mostly, generally. 26. 大分 [da4fen4], n., (LL) person's destined years to live. 27. 大夫 *[dai4fu1], n., a physician, doctor: 陳大夫 Dr. Chen. 28. 大婦 [da4fu4]1, n., (LL) the wife. 29. 大副 [da4fu4]2, n., (nautical) the mate. 30. 大概 [da4gai4], adv., in general, most probably. 31. 大綱 [da4gang1], n., outline (of program, plan), the elements (of political science, etc.). 32. 大褂（兒） [da4gua4er0], n., unlined long gown: 藍布大褂 blue cotton gown. 33. 大觀 [da4guan1], n., as in 洋洋大觀 an impressive array (of exhibits, buildings, etc.). 34. 大歸 [da4gui1], v.i., formerly, a divorced woman returns to her mother's home for good. 35. 大故 [da4gu4], n., parents’ funeral. 36. 大公 [da4gong1], adj., (1) impartial: 大公無私; (2) n., impartiality; Catholicity. 37. 大鼓書 [da4gu3shu1], n., monologue storytelling in rhythmic language, accompanied by a hand drum. 38. 大海 [da4hai3], n., (1) a widemouthed bowl or wine cup; (2) the sea. 39. 大亨 [da4heng1], n., (coll.) (slightly derog.) a big merchant. 40. 大花臉 [da4hua1lian3], n., (Chin. opera) a male role of dignified type. 41. 大話 [da4hua4], n., exaggeration: 說大話 to exaggerate. 42. 大黃 [da4huang2], n., (bot.) rhubarb; Rheum officinale. 43. 大會 [da4hui4], n., a conference, assembly meeting. 44. 大丈夫 [da4zhang4fu1], n., (AC, LL) a gentleman, a man of character or real worth. 45. 大家 [da4jia1], n., (1) all, all people: 大家唱 let's all sing together; (2) master of an art of craft; (3) 大家閨秀 woman from a cultured family. 46. 大解 [da4jie3], v.i., see [da4bian4]↑. 47. 大節 [da4jie2], n., matter of honor, principles: 大節無虧 firm in matters of honor (apart from personal weakness). 48. 大靜脈 [da4jing4mo4], n., the great vein carrying blood of the body to the heart. 49. 大戟 [da4ji3], n., (bot.) spurge; Euphorbia pekinensis. 50. 大襟（兒） [da4jin1] ([da4jie1er0]), n., the right-hand flap of Chinese gown where it is buttoned. 51. 大軸子 [da4zhou4zi0], n., (Chin. opera) the last act. 52. 大篆 [da4zhuan4], n., Chinese script in time of Confucius, before 小篆 was introduced in Chirn 秦 Dyn. 53. 大著 [da4zhu4], n., (court.) your book. 54. 大眾 [da4zhong4], n., (1) the people; (2) the masses: 大眾文學 literature for the masses; 大眾化 to popularize or simplify (writing); 大眾傳播 mass communication; 大眾傳播工具 mass media. 55. 大致 [da4zhi4], adv., on the whole (acceptable, etc.), with a few exceptions. 56. 大吉 [da4ji2], n., great luck, fortune. 57. 大覺 [da4jUe2], n., (Budd.) the great awakening. 58. 大局 [da4jU2], n., general situation. 59. 大旨 [da4zhi3]1, n., general theme (of book, teaching). 60. 大指 [da4zhi3]2, n., the thumb (also called 拇指). 61. 大塊 [da4kuai4], n., (1) the earth; (2) the universe. 62. 大魁 [da4kui2], n., the champion in national examinations. 63. 大老爺 [da4lao3ye0], n., formerly, address of city magistrate. 64. 大剌剌的 [da4la4la4de1], adj. & adv., pompous, -ly. 65. 大斂 [da4lian4], n., formal laying-in of body in coffin. 66. 大量 [da4liang4], adv., in great quantities, in volume: 大量生產 mass production. 67. 大禮服 [da4li3fu2], n., formal dress. 68. 大理石 [da4li3shi2], n., marble. 69. 大陸 [da4lu4], n., the mainland; continent: 大陸礁層 continental shelf. 70. 大落落 [da4luo4luo4], adj., impressive, pompous. 71. 大羅天 [da4luo2tian1], n., the fairyland. 72. 大略 [da4lUe4], (1) adv., generally; (2) n., the gist of things; (3) 雄才大略 (person's) great talent. 73. 大麥 [da4mai4], n., barley. 74. 大麻 [da4ma2], n., hemp; marijuana, Cannabis sativa. 75. 大麻蠅 [da4ma2ying2], n., a large variety of flies feeding on refuse. 76. 大帽子 [da4mao4zi0], n., a formal hat in Manchu Dyn.; pressure from some influential person. 77. 大面 [da4mian4], n., (Chin. opera) a male role, see [da4hua1lia3] ([er0])↑; 大面皮兒 the surface, on the surface; 大面兒上 ditto, also in public. 78. 大米 [da4mi3], n., rice. 79. 大名 [da4ming2], n., a great name, reputation; your name. 80. 大腦 [da4nao3], n., cerebrum. 81. 大內 [da4nei4], n., imperial palace. 82. 大逆 [da4ni4], phr., 大逆不道 treason. 83. 大牌 [da4pai2], n., (1) trump card; (2) popular (movie actress, doctor, etc.). 84. 大稔 [da4ren3], n., (year of) bumper crops. 85. 大人 [da4ren2], n., (1) a grown-up person; (2) formerly, a mandarin; (3) a term of respect in addressing a judge or any high official; 86. 大人物 [da4ren2wu4], n., great personage. 87. 大撒巴掌兒 [da4sa1ba1zhang0er0], phr., to let things take their own course, leave a free hand. 88. 大赦 [da4she4], n., general amnesty. 89. 大乘 [da4sheng4], n., (Budd.) Mahayana doctrine or school, opp. 小乘 Hinayana. 90. 大西洋 [da4xi1yang2], n., the Atlantic Ocean; 大西洋憲章 The Atlantic Charter (1941). 91. 大小 [da4xiao3], n., size (of hat, shoes, etc.): 一般大小 of the same size. 92. 大祥 [da4xiang2], n., celebration when period of mourning for parents is over. 93. 大寫 [da4xie3], n., capital (in spelling, printing). 94. 大帥 [da4shuai4], n., commander in chief, also term of addressing military governors in Manchu Dyn. 95. 大數 [da4shu4], n., man's destiny, fate, esp. number of years to live. 96. 大師 [da4shi1], n., (1) the master, a term of respect among scholars; (2) a Budd. monk or abbot; 大師傅 common address to a cook, also a monk. 97. 大勢 [da4shi4], n., general trend of events, general situation. 98. 大學 [da4xUe2], n., (1) a university; (2) one of the Confucian Four Books, the “Great Learning.” 99. 大熊座 [da4xiong2zuo4], n., the Great Bear constellation. 100. 大使 [da4shi3], n., an ambassador; 大使館 embassy. 101. 大蒜 [da4suan4], n., garlic. 102. 大餐 [da4can1], n., dinner; 大餐廳 dining hall. 103. 大腿 [da4tui3], n., the thigh. 104. 大同 [da4tong2], n., as in 世界大同 Confucius’ dream of a world commonwealth－a Utopia, opp. 小康 the well-organized human society. 105. 大統 [da4tong3], n., an emperor's rule, imperial house. 106. 大自然 [da4zi4ran2], n., the world of Nature, natural phenomena. 107. 大我 [da4wo3], phr., the greater self, the spiritual self, opp. 小我 the material self. 108. 大無畏 [da4wu2wei4], adj., fearless. 109. 大雅 [da4ya3], n., beautiful form and culture: 不登大雅之堂 unqualified to take its place in the higher circles; 無傷大雅 unimportant defects. 110. 大樣 [da4yang4], n., full-page proof (in typesetting). 111. 大洋 [da4yang2], n., (1) the ocean; (2) a dollar: 大洋千元 $1,000. 112. 大洋洲 [da4yang2zhou1], n., Oceania. 113. 大要 [da4yao4], n., the important points, an outline of essentials. 114. 大爺 [da4ye2], n., uncle; eldest among elders. 115. 大衣 [da4yi1], n., overcoat. 116. 大意 [da4yi4]1 ([da4yi0]), (1) n., gist of thought, idea; (2) adj., careless: 不可大意 don't be too sure or neglect to provide against the unexpected. 117. 大義 [da4yi4]2, n., (1) the principle of right and wrong: 深明大義 know where one's loyalty belongs; (2) general idea. 118. 大元帥 [da4yUan2shuai4], n., generalissimo. | |||||