大王

dà wáng · da wang/dài wang · dai wang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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dà wáng 大王

  1. king
  2. magnate
  3. person having expert skill in something

dài wang 大王

  1. robber baron (in opera, old stories)
  2. magnate

In a sentence

2 examples
01

山(shān)上(shàng)无(wú)老(lǎo)虎(hǔ),猴(hóu)子(zi)称(chēng)大(dà)王(wáng)。

When the cat is away, the mice will play.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)玩(wán)游(yóu)戏(xì)时(shí),总(zǒng)爱(ài)选(xuǎn)一(yí)个(gè)当(dāng)大(dà)王(wáng)。

When children play games, they always like to choose one to be the king.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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