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寸cùna unit of length; inch 存在cún zàito exist; to be 措cuòto handle; to manage 错cuòmistake; wrong 措施cuò shīmeasure; step 错误cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake 达dáto attain; to reach 答dābound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[dá], used in 答應|答应[dā ying], 答理[dā li] etc 打dádozen (loanword)大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person)答案dá ànanswer; solution 大巴dà bā(coll.) large bus; coach 打败dǎ bàito defeat; to overpower 大部分dà bù fenin large part; the greater part 打车dǎ chēto take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift 大大dà dàgreatly; enormously 达到dá dàoto reach; to achieve; to attain 打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call 大多dà duōfor the most part; many 大多数dà duō shù(great) majority 大方dà fāngexpert; scholar 大夫dà fūsenior official (in imperial China)大概dà gàiroughly; probably 大哥dà gēeldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself)打工dǎ gōngto work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 大规模dà guī mólarge scale; extensive 大海dà hǎisea; ocean 大会dà huìgeneral assembly; general meeting 大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family 大姐dà jiěbig sister; elder sister 打开dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket)打雷dǎ léito rumble with thunder; clap of thunder 大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity 大楼dà lóubuilding (a relatively large, multistory one); CL:幢[zhuàng],座[zuò]大陆dà lùcontinent; mainland; CL:個|个[gè],塊|块[kuài]大妈dà māfather's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)大门dà ménentrance; door 打破dǎ pòto break; to smash 打球dǎ qiúto play ball; to play with a ball 大人dà renadult; grownup 打扫dǎ sǎoto clean; to sweep 大声dà shēngloud voice; in a loud voice 大使馆dà shǐ guǎnembassy; CL:座[zuò],個|个[gè]打算dǎ suànto plan; to intendIn context 打听dǎ tingto ask about; to make some inquiries 大小dà xiǎolarge and small; size 大型dà xínglarge; large-scale 大学dà xuéuniversity; college 大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student; college student 大爷dà yéarrogant idler; self-centered show-off 大衣dà yīovercoat; topcoat 打印dǎ yìnto affix a seal; to stamp 答应dā yingto answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise 大约dà yuēapproximately; probably 打折dǎ zhéto give a discount 打针dǎ zhēnto give or have an injection 大众dà zhòngthe masses; the great bulk of the population 大自然dà zì ránnature (the natural world)代dàito substitute; to act on behalf of others 带dàiband; belt