大

dà · da/dài · dai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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dà 大

  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě))
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

dài 大

  1. see 大夫 (dài fu)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)箱(xiāng)子(zi)太(tài)大(dà)了(le),我(wǒ)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)搬(bān)不(bu)动(dòng)。

This box is too big; I can't move it by myself.

02

他(tā)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)大(dà)三(sān)岁(suì),已(yǐ)经(jīng)参(cān)加(jiā)工(gōng)作(zuò)了(le)。

He is three years older than me and has already started working.

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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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