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伟大

wěi dà · wei da

Traditional 偉大

Meaning

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huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)

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他(tā)是(shì)世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)最(zuì)伟(wěi)大(dà)的(de)科(kē)学(xué)家(jiā)之(zhī)一(yī)。

He is numbered among the greatest scientists in the world.

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这(zhè)项(xiàng)伟(wěi)大(dà)的(de)工(gōng)程(chéng)花(huā)了(le)几(jǐ)代(dài)人(rén)的(de)心(xīn)血(xuè)。

This great project took the painstaking effort of several generations.

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big; large

big; large; great; older (than another person)

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