da4
big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; older (than); oldest; eldest; greatly; very much; (dialect) father; father's elder or younger brother

dai4
see 大夫

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radical
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阿亨工业大学 阿亨工業大學 a1 heng1 gong1 ye4 da4 xue2
RWTH Aachen University

阿亨科技大学 阿亨科技大學 a1 heng1 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2
RWTH Aachen University

阿卡迪亚大学 阿卡迪亞大學 a1 ka3 di2 ya4 da4 xue2
Acadia University (Canada)

阿肯色大学 阿肯色大學 a1 ken3 se4 da4 xue2
University of Arkansas

阿拉伯联合大公国 阿拉伯聯合大公國 a1 la1 bo2 lian2 he2 da4 gong1 guo2
United Arab Emirates (Tw)

阿拉斯加大学 阿拉斯加大學 a1 la1 si1 jia1 da4 xue2
University of Alaska

埃尔金大理石 埃爾金大理石 ai1 er3 jin1 da4 li3 shi2
the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin

哀莫大于心死 哀莫大於心死 ai1 mo4 da4 yu2 xin1 si3
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart; nothing is more wretched than apathy

安大略湖 安大略湖 an1 da4 lve4 hu2
Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖

安大略省 安大略省 an1 da4 lve4 sheng3
Ontario province, Canada

安徽大学 安徽大學 an1 hui1 da4 xue2
Anhui University

澳大利亚 澳大利亞 ao4 da4 li4 ya4
Australia

澳大利亚国立大学 澳大利亞國立大學 ao4 da4 li4 ya4 guo2 li4 da4 xue2
Australian National University (ANU), Canberra

澳大利亚联邦 澳大利亞聯邦 ao4 da4 li4 ya4 lian2 bang1
Commonwealth of Australia

澳大利亚首都特区 澳大利亞首都特區 ao4 da4 li4 ya4 shou3 du1 te4 qu1
Australian Capital Territory

澳大利亚洲 澳大利亞洲 ao4 da4 li4 ya4 zhou1
Australia; abbr. to 澳洲

八大工业国组织 八大工業國組織 ba1 da4 gong1 ye4 guo2 zu3 zhi1
G8 (group of eight major industrialized nations)

八大元老 八大元老 ba1 da4 yuan2 lao3
"the Eight Great Eminent Officials" of the CPC, namely 鄧小平|邓小平, 陳雲|陈云, 李先念, 彭真, 楊尚昆|杨尚昆, 薄一波, 王震, and 宋任窮|宋任穷; abbr. to 八老

巴黎大学 巴黎大學 ba1 li2 da4 xue2
University of Paris

八岐大蛇 八岐大蛇 ba1 qi2 da4 she2
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)

八抬大轿 八抬大轎 ba1 tai2 da4 jiao4
palanquin with eight carriers (idiom); fig. to treat guests with honor

八万大藏经 八萬大藏經 ba1 wan4 da4 zang4 jing1
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺 in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea

巴伊兰大学 巴伊蘭大學 ba1 yi1 lan2 da4 xue2
Bar-Ilan University, in Israel

白大衣高血压 白大衣高血壓 bai2 da4 yi1 gao1 xue4 ya1
white coat hypertension; white coat syndrome

百货大楼 百貨大樓 bai3 huo4 da4 lou2
department store

百慕大 百慕大 bai3 mu4 da4
Bermuda

百慕大三角 百慕大三角 bai3 mu4 da4 san1 jiao3
Bermuda Triangle

百年大计 百年大計 bai3 nian2 da4 ji4
a project of vital and lasting importance

百团大战 百團大戰 bai3 tuan2 da4 zhan4
Hundred Regiments offensive of August-December 1940, a large scale offensive against the Japanese by the communists

斑背大尾莺 斑背大尾鶯 ban1 bei4 da4 wei3 ying1
(bird species of China) marsh grassbird (Locustella pryeri)

斑头大翠鸟 斑頭大翠鳥 ban1 tou2 da4 cui4 niao3
(bird species of China) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules)

办公大楼 辦公大樓 ban4 gong1 da4 lou2
office building

膀大腰圆 膀大腰圓 bang3 da4 yao1 yuan2
tall and strong; burly; beefy

傍大款 傍大款 bang4 da4 kuan3
to live off a rich man

抱大腿 抱大腿 bao4 da4 tui3
(coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous

北大 北大 bei3 da4
Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)

北大荒 北大荒 bei3 da4 huang1
the Great Northern Wilderness (in Northern China)

北大西洋 北大西洋 bei3 da4 xi1 yang2
North Atlantic

北大西洋公约组织 北大西洋公約組織 bei3 da4 xi1 yang2 gong1 yue1 zu3 zhi1
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO

北方民族大学 北方民族大學 bei3 fang1 min2 zu2 da4 xue2
Northern Nationalities University NNU at Yingchuan, Ningxia (former Northwestern Second College for Nationalities)

北京大学 北京大學 bei3 jing1 da4 xue2
Peking University

北京工业大学 北京工業大學 bei3 jing1 gong1 ye4 da4 xue2
Beijing University of Technology

北京航空航天大学 北京航空航天大學 bei3 jing1 hang2 kong1 hang2 tian1 da4 xue2
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

北京科技大学 北京科技大學 bei3 jing1 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2
University of Science and Technology Beijing

北京理工大学 北京理工大學 bei3 jing1 li3 gong1 da4 xue2
Beijing Institute of Technology

北京林业大学 北京林業大學 bei3 jing1 lin2 ye4 da4 xue2
Beijing Forestry University

北京师范大学 北京師範大學 bei3 jing1 shi1 fan4 da4 xue2
Beijing Normal University

北京外国语大学 北京外國語大學 bei3 jing1 wai4 guo2 yu3 da4 xue2
Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU)

北京语言大学 北京語言大學 bei3 jing1 yu3 yan2 da4 xue2
Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU)

北京中医药大学 北京中醫藥大學 bei3 jing1 zhong1 yi1 yao4 da4 xue2
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

北师大 北師大 bei3 shi1 da4
Beijing Normal University; abbr. for 北京師範大學|北京师范大学

北宋四大部书 北宋四大部書 bei3 song4 si4 da4 bu4 shu1
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華

崩大碗 崩大碗 beng1 da4 wan3
gotu kola (Centella asiatica), herbaceous plant

彪形大汉 彪形大漢 biao1 xing2 da4 han4
burly chap; husky fellow

宾夕法尼亚大学 賓夕法尼亞大學 bin1 xi1 fa3 ni2 ya4 da4 xue2
University of Pennsylvania

波恩大学 波恩大學 bo1 en1 da4 xue2
University of Bonn

波哥大 波哥大 bo1 ge1 da4
Bogota, capital of Colombia

波士顿大学 波士頓大學 bo1 shi4 dun4 da4 xue2
Boston University

博大 博大 bo2 da4
enormous; broad; extensive

博大精深 博大精深 bo2 da4 jing1 shen1
wide-ranging and profound; broad and deep

柏林工业大学 柏林工業大學 bo2 lin2 gong1 ye4 da4 xue2
Technical University of Berlin, Germany (Technische Universitaet zu Berlin)

伯赛大 伯賽大 bo2 sai4 da4
Bethsaida (city)

不大 不大 bu4 da4
not very; not too; not often

不大离 不大離 bu4 da4 li2
pretty close; just about right; not bad; same as 差不多

不大离儿 不大離兒 bu4 da4 li2 er5
erhua variant of 不大離|不大离

不登大雅之堂 不登大雅之堂 bu4 deng1 da4 ya3 zhi1 tang2
lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork); not presentable; coarse; unrefined

布朗大学 布朗大學 bu4 lang3 da4 xue2
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

布鲁克林大桥 布魯克林大橋 bu4 lu3 ke4 lin2 da4 qiao2
Brooklyn Bridge

不区分大小写 不區分大小寫 bu4 qu1 fen1 da4 xiao3 xie3
case insensitive; not distinguishing capitals from lower case letters

不识大体 不識大體 bu4 shi2 da4 ti3
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom); to fail to grasp the big picture

不随大流 不隨大流 bu4 sui2 da4 liu2
not following the crowd; to go against the tide

不孝有三,无后为大 不孝有三,無後為大 bu4 xiao4 you3 san1 - wu2 hou4 wei2 da4
There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子)

财大气粗 財大氣粗 cai2 da4 qi4 cu1
rich and imposing; rich and overbearing

财务大臣 財務大臣 cai2 wu4 da4 chen2
finance minister

财政大臣 財政大臣 cai2 zheng4 da4 chen2
finance minister; UK chancellor of exchequer

采花大盗 採花大盜 cai3 hua1 da4 dao4
lit. flower thief; fig. rapist

草大青 草大青 cao3 da4 qing1
Isatis indigotica (indigo woad plant)

查理大帝 查理大帝 cha2 li3 da4 di4
Charlemagne (c. 747-c. 814), King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor from 800

产粮大省 產糧大省 chan3 liang2 da4 sheng3
major agricultural province

长安大学 長安大學 chang2 an1 da4 xue2
Chang'an University

长柄大镰刀 長柄大鐮刀 chang2 bing3 da4 lian2 dao1
scythe

超级大国 超級大國 chao1 ji2 da4 guo2
superpower

撑死胆大的,饿死胆小的 撐死膽大的,餓死膽小的 cheng1 si3 dan3 da4 de5 - e4 si3 dan3 xiao3 de5
fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)

成都体育大学 成都體育大學 cheng2 du1 ti3 yu4 da4 xue2
Chengdu Sports University

吃大户 吃大戶 chi1 da4 hu4
mass seizure of food from landlords during famines before liberation

吃大亏 吃大虧 chi1 da4 kui1
to cost one dearly; to end disastrously; to pay bitterly

吃饭皇帝大 吃飯皇帝大 chi1 fan4 huang2 di4 da4
eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)

尺寸过大 尺寸過大 chi3 cun5 guo4 da4
oversize (baggage, cargo etc)

重庆大学 重慶大學 chong2 qing4 da4 xue2
Chongqing University

出大差 出大差 chu1 da4 chai1
lit. to go on a long trip; fig. to be sent to the execution ground

出港大厅 出港大廳 chu1 gang3 da4 ting1
departure lounge

船老大 船老大 chuan2 lao3 da4
coxswain; steersman; boatswain (bo'sun)

船政大臣 船政大臣 chuan2 zheng4 da4 chen2
Minister of Navy during Qing times

春大麦 春大麥 chun1 da4 mai4
spring barley

春秋大梦 春秋大夢 chun1 qiu1 da4 meng4
grand dreams; unrealistic ideas (idiom)

此事体大 此事體大 ci3 shi4 ti3 da4
see 茲事體大|兹事体大

次大陆 次大陸 ci4 da4 lu4
subcontinent (e.g. the Indian subcontinent)

粗大 粗大 cu1 da4
thick; bulky; loud

粗心大意 粗心大意 cu1 xin1 da4 yi4
negligent; careless; inadvertent

粗枝大叶 粗枝大葉 cu1 zhi1 da4 ye4
thick stems and broad leaves (idiom); boorish; rough and ready; sloppy

催泪大片 催淚大片 cui1 lei4 da4 pian4
tear-jerker (movie)

措大 措大 cuo4 da4
worthless scholar; useless wretch

大司农 大司農 da1 si1 nong2
Grand Minister of Agriculture in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿

大V 大V da4 -
celebrity microblogger; influential microblogger

大阿姨 大阿姨 da4 a1 yi2
auntie, eldest of sisters in mother's family

大安 大安 da4 an1
Da'an or Ta'an district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan; Ta'an township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan; Da'an county level city in Baicheng 白城, Jilin

大安的列斯 大安的列斯 da4 an1 di4 lie4 si1
Greater Antilles, Caribbean archipelago

大安的列斯群岛 大安的列斯群島 da4 an1 di4 lie4 si1 qun2 dao3
Greater Antilles, Caribbean archipelago

大安区 大安區 da4 an1 qu1
Da'an or Ta'an district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan; Da'an district of Zigong city 自貢市|自贡市, Sichuan; Ta'an township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan

大安市 大安市 da4 an1 shi4
Da'an county level city in Baicheng 白城, Jilin

大安乡 大安鄉 da4 an1 xiang1
Ta'an township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan

大巴 大巴 da4 ba1
a big coach; tourist bus

大坝 大壩 da4 ba4
dam

大白菜 大白菜 da4 bai2 cai4
bok choy; Chinese cabbage; Brassica pekinensis

大白话 大白話 da4 bai2 hua4
colloquial speech

大白鹭 大白鷺 da4 bai2 lu4
(bird species of China) great egret (Ardea alba)

大白鲨 大白鯊 da4 bai2 sha1
great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

大白天 大白天 da4 bai2 tian1
broad daylight

大白熊犬 大白熊犬 da4 bai2 xiong2 quan3
Great Pyrenees (dog breed)

大伯子 大伯子 da4 bai3 zi5
(coll.) husband's elder brother

大败 大敗 da4 bai4
to defeat; to inflict a defeat on sb

大班 大班 da4 ban1
tai-pan; business executive; foreign business manager; top class of kindergarten or school grade

大斑鹡鸰 大斑鶺鴒 da4 ban1 ji2 ling2
(bird species of China) white-browed wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)

大般涅盘经 大般涅槃經 da4 ban1 nie4 pan2 jing1
Nirvana sutra

大斑啄木鸟 大斑啄木鳥 da4 ban1 zhuo2 mu4 niao3
(bird species of China) great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

大坂 大坂 da4 ban3
old name for Ōsaka 大阪 (city in Japan), changed in the beginning of the Meiji 明治 Era because 坂 could, if the radicals were read separately, be interpreted as "(will) return to soil"

大阪 大阪 da4 ban3
Ōsaka, a city and prefecture in Japan

大阪府 大阪府 da4 ban3 fu3
Ōsaka prefecture

大半 大半 da4 ban4
more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely

大半夜 大半夜 da4 ban4 ye4
the middle of the night

大棒 大棒 da4 bang4
big stick (policy etc)

大包大揽 大包大攬 da4 bao1 da4 lan3
to take complete charge (idiom)

大鸨 大鴇 da4 bao3
(bird species of China) great bustard (Otis tarda)

大宝 大寶 da4 bao3
Taiho (era)

大堡礁 大堡礁 da4 bao3 jiao1
Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

大饱口福 大飽口福 da4 bao3 kou3 fu2
to eat one's fill; to have a good meal

大饱眼福 大飽眼福 da4 bao3 yan3 fu2
to feast one's eyes

大爆炸 大爆炸 da4 bao4 zha4
Big Bang (cosmology)

大悲咒 大悲咒 da4 bei1 zhou4
the Great Compassion Mantra

大本涅盘经 大本涅槃經 da4 ben3 nie4 pan2 jing1
the great Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.

大本营 大本營 da4 ben3 ying2
headquarters; base camp

大本钟 大本鐘 da4 ben3 zhong1
Big Ben

大笨象 大笨象 da4 ben4 xiang4
(slang) elephant

大比目鱼 大比目魚 da4 bi3 mu4 yu2
halibut

大变 大變 da4 bian4
huge changes

大便 大便 da4 bian4
to defecate; excrement; feces

大便干燥 大便乾燥 da4 bian4 gan1 zao4
constipated

大便秘结 大便祕結 da4 bian4 mi4 jie2
constipation

大别山 大別山 da4 bie2 shan1
Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces

大滨鹬 大濱鷸 da4 bin1 yu4
(bird species of China) great knot (Calidris tenuirostris)

大饼 大餅 da4 bing3
large flat bread

大病 大病 da4 bing4
serious illness

大波斯菊 大波斯菊 da4 bo1 si1 ju2
cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), flowering herbaceous plant

大伯 大伯 da4 bo2
husband's older brother; brother-in-law

大补帖 大補帖 da4 bu3 tie3
tonic; healthy concoction; (fig.) just what the doctor ordered; (Tw) pirated software

大捕头 大捕頭 da4 bu3 tou2
head constable

大埔 大埔 da4 bu4
Dabu county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong; Tai Po district of New Territories, Hong Kong; Dabu or Tabu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan

大部 大部 da4 bu4
most of; the majority of sth

大步 大步 da4 bu4
large strides

大部分 大部分 da4 bu4 fen5
in large part; the greater part; the majority

大不里士 大不里士 da4 bu4 li3 shi4
Tabriz city in northwest Iran, capital of Iranian East Azerbaijan

大不了 大不了 da4 bu4 liao3
at worst; if worst comes to worst; serious; alarming

大不列颠 大不列顛 da4 bu4 lie4 dian1
Great Britain

大步流星 大步流星 da4 bu4 liu2 xing1
at a stride; taking large steps (while walking)

大不韪 大不韙 da4 bu4 wei3
great error; heinous crime

大埔县 大埔縣 da4 bu4 xian4
Dabu county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

大埔乡 大埔鄉 da4 bu4 xiang1
Dabu or Tabu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan

大不相同 大不相同 da4 bu4 xiang1 tong2
not at all the same; substantially different

大部制 大部制 da4 bu4 zhi4
super-ministry system (reform aimed at streamlining government department functions)

大不列蹀 大不列蹀 da4 bu5 lie5 die5
to be too casual or informal

大材小用 大材小用 da4 cai2 xiao3 yong4
using a talented person in an insignificant position; a sledgehammer to crack a nut

大才小用 大才小用 da4 cai2 xiao3 yong4
lit. making little use of great talent; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

大餐 大餐 da4 can1
great meal; banquet

大草鹛 大草鶥 da4 cao3 mei2
(bird species of China) giant babax (Babax waddelli)

大草莺 大草鶯 da4 cao3 ying1
(bird species of China) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus)

大草原 大草原 da4 cao3 yuan2
prairie; savanna

大柴旦 大柴旦 da4 chai2 dan4
Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai

大柴旦行政区 大柴旦行政區 da4 chai2 dan4 xing2 zheng4 qu1
Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai

大柴旦行政委员会 大柴旦行政委員會 da4 chai2 dan4 xing2 zheng4 wei3 yuan2 hui4
Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai

大柴旦镇 大柴旦鎮 da4 chai2 dan4 zhen4
Da Qaidam town in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai

大肠 大腸 da4 chang2
the large intestine

大肠杆菌 大腸桿菌 da4 chang2 gan3 jun1
Escherichia coli (E. coli)

大长今 大長今 da4 chang2 jin1
Dae Chang Kum, a Korean Drama (GM)

大长嘴地鸫 大長嘴地鶇 da4 chang2 zui3 di4 dong1
(bird species of China) long-billed thrush (Zoothera monticola)

大厂 大廠 da4 chang3
Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊, Hebei

大厂 大廠 da4 chang3
large manufacturer

大氅 大氅 da4 chang3
overcoat; cloak; cape

大场鸫 大場鶇 da4 chang3 dong1
OHBA Tsugumi (pen-name), author of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记

大厂回族自治县 大廠回族自治縣 da4 chang3 hui2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊, Hebei

大厂县 大廠縣 da4 chang3 xian4
Dachang Hui autonomous county in Langfang 廊坊, Hebei

大潮 大潮 da4 chao2
spring tide; (fig.) momentous social change

大吵大闹 大吵大鬧 da4 chao3 da4 nao4
to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss; to make a scene

大彻大悟 大徹大悟 da4 che4 da4 wu4
to achieve supreme enlightenment or nirvana (Buddhism)

大臣 大臣 da4 chen2
chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister

大城 大城 da4 cheng2
Dacheng county in Langfang 廊坊, Hebei; Tacheng township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan

大城市 大城市 da4 cheng2 shi4
major city; metropolis

大城县 大城縣 da4 cheng2 xian4
Dacheng county in Langfang 廊坊, Hebei

大城乡 大城鄉 da4 cheng2 xiang1
Tacheng township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan

大吃 大吃 da4 chi1
to gorge oneself; to pig out

大吃大喝 大吃大喝 da4 chi1 da4 he1
to eat and drink as much as one likes; to make a pig of oneself

大吃二喝 大吃二喝 da4 chi1 er4 he1
to eat and drink extravagantly; to binge

大吃特吃 大吃特吃 da4 chi1 te4 chi1
to gorge oneself with food

大吃一惊 大吃一驚 da4 chi1 yi1 jing1
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked

大虫 大蟲 da4 chong2
tiger

大出其汗 大出其汗 da4 chu1 qi2 han4
to sweat buckets (idiom)

大处着眼,小处着手 大處著眼,小處著手 da4 chu4 zhuo2 yan3 - xiao3 chu4 zhuo2 shou3
think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)

大疮 大瘡 da4 chuang1
ulcer or sore of venereal origin

大吹大擂 大吹大擂 da4 chui1 da4 lei2
to make an exhibition of oneself; ostentation

大锤 大錘 da4 chui2
sledgehammer

大醇小疵 大醇小疵 da4 chun2 xiao3 ci1
great despite minor blemishes; a rough diamond

大慈恩寺 大慈恩寺 da4 ci2 en1 si4
Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an

大葱 大蔥 da4 cong1
leek; Chinese onion

大村 大村 da4 cun1
Dacun township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan

大村乡 大村鄉 da4 cun1 xiang1
Dacun township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan

大错 大錯 da4 cuo4
blunder

大错特错 大錯特錯 da4 cuo4 te4 cuo4
to be gravely mistaken (idiom)

大大 大大 da4 da4
greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle

大大方方 大大方方 da4 da4 fang1 fang1
confident; calm; natural; poised

大大咧咧 大大咧咧 da4 da4 lie1 lie1
carefree; offhand; casual

大大小小 大大小小 da4 da4 xiao3 xiao3
large and small; of all sizes

大胆 大膽 da4 dan3
brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless

大啖一番 大啖一番 da4 dan4 yi1 fan1
to have a square meal

大刀 大刀 da4 dao1
broadsword; large knife; machete

大刀会 大刀會 da4 dao1 hui4
Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion

大刀阔斧 大刀闊斧 da4 dao1 kuo4 fu3
bold and decisive

大道 大道 da4 dao4
main street; avenue

大道理 大道理 da4 dao4 li5
major principle; general truth; sermon (reproof); bombastic talk

大灯 大燈 da4 deng1
headlight

大敌当前 大敵當前 da4 di2 dang1 qian2
facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties; Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud

大抵 大抵 da4 di3
generally speaking; by and large; for the most part

大帝 大帝 da4 di4
heavenly emperor; "the Great" (title)

大地 大地 da4 di4
earth; mother earth

大地测量学 大地測量學 da4 di4 ce4 liang2 xue2
geodesy

大地洞 大地洞 da4 di4 dong4
cavern

大地水准面 大地水準面 da4 di4 shui3 zhun3 mian4
geoid

大地线 大地線 da4 di4 xian4
a geodesic (curve)

大地之歌 大地之歌 da4 di4 zhi1 ge1
Song of the Earth; Das Lied von der Erde

大地主 大地主 da4 di4 zhu3
a large landowner

大典 大典 da4 dian3
ceremony; collection of classical writings

大殿 大殿 da4 dian4
main hall of a Buddhist temple

大调 大調 da4 diao4
major key (in music)

大跌 大跌 da4 die1
large fall

大跌市 大跌市 da4 die1 shi4
great market fall; market crash

大鲽鱼 大鰈魚 da4 die2 yu2
turbot fish

大东 大東 da4 dong1
Dadong district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

大东区 大東區 da4 dong1 qu1
Dadong district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

大东亚共荣圈 大東亞共榮圈 da4 dong1 ya4 gong4 rong2 quan1
Great East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, Japanese wartime slogan for their short-lived Pacific Empire, first enunciated by Prime Minister Prince KONOE Fumimaro 近衛文麿|近卫文麿 in 1938

大动干戈 大動干戈 da4 dong4 gan1 ge1
to go to war (idiom); to make a big fuss over sth

大动脉 大動脈 da4 dong4 mai4
main artery (blood vessel); fig. main highway; arterial road

大都 大都 da4 dou1
for the most part; on the whole; also pr.

大豆 大豆 da4 dou4
soybean

大都 大都 da4 du1
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing

大都 大都 da4 du1
for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan

大都会 大都會 da4 du1 hui4
metropolitan

大都市 大都市 da4 du1 shi4
metropolis; large city; megacity

大都市地区 大都市地區 da4 du1 shi4 di4 qu1
metropolitan area

大肚 大肚 da4 du4
Tatu township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan

大度 大度 da4 du4
magnanimous; generous (in spirit)

大度包容 大度包容 da4 du4 bao1 rong2
extreme tolerance; generous and forgiving

大渡河 大渡河 da4 du4 he2
Dadu River in Sichuan

大杜鹃 大杜鵑 da4 du4 juan1
(bird species of China) common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

大渡口 大渡口 da4 du4 kou3
Dadukou district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

大渡口区 大渡口區 da4 du4 kou3 qu1
Dadukou district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

大肚乡 大肚鄉 da4 du4 xiang1
Tatu township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan

大肚子 大肚子 da4 du4 zi5
pregnant; potbelly; big eater

大肚子经济 大肚子經濟 da4 du4 zi5 jing1 ji4
"Pregnancy-oriented Economy", new market conditions brought about by a predicted baby boom in China

大短趾百灵 大短趾百靈 da4 duan3 zhi3 bai3 ling2
(bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)

大队 大隊 da4 dui4
group; a large body of; production brigade; military group

大憝 大憝 da4 dui4
archenemy; chief enemy

大多 大多 da4 duo1
for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly

大多数 大多數 da4 duo1 shu4
(great) majority

大舵手 大舵手 da4 duo4 shou3
the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong)

大鳄 大鱷 da4 e4
lit. big crocodile; fig. major figure; big shot; top boss (esp. criminal)

大而化之 大而化之 da4 er2 hua4 zhi1
careless; sloppy

大而无当 大而無當 da4 er2 wu2 dang4
grandiose but impractical (idiom); large but of no real use

大耳窿 大耳窿 da4 er3 long2
loan shark; usurer

大二 大二 da4 er4
second-year university student

大发 大發 da4 fa1
Daihatsu, Japanese car company

大发雷霆 大發雷霆 da4 fa1 lei2 ting2
to be furious; to fly into a terrible rage

大法官 大法官 da4 fa3 guan1
grand justice; high court justice; supreme court justice

大凡 大凡 da4 fan2
generally; in general

大凡粗知 大凡粗知 da4 fan2 cu1 zhi1
a rough acquaintance with sth

大范围 大範圍 da4 fan4 wei2
large-scale

大方 大方 da4 fang1
expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea

大方广佛华严经 大方廣佛華嚴經 da4 fang1 guang3 fo2 hua2 yan2 jing1
Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school; also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra

大方县 大方縣 da4 fang1 xian4
Dafang county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区, Guizhou

大方之家 大方之家 da4 fang1 zhi1 jia1
learned person; expert in a certain field; abbr. to 方家

大放悲声 大放悲聲 da4 fang4 bei1 sheng1
great release of sorrow; to burst into tears

大放光明 大放光明 da4 fang4 guang1 ming2
great release of light (idiom)

大放厥辞 大放厥辭 da4 fang4 jue2 ci2
great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense

大放异彩 大放異彩 da4 fang4 yi4 cai3
to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment); to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill

大方 大方 da4 fang5
generous; magnanimous; stylish; in good taste; easy-mannered; natural and relaxed

大费周章 大費周章 da4 fei4 zhou1 zhang1
to take great pains; to go to a lot of trouble

大分界岭 大分界嶺 da4 fen1 jie4 ling3
Great Dividing Range, mountain range along the east coast of Australia

大分县 大分縣 da4 fen1 xian4
Ōita prefecture, Japan

大分子 大分子 da4 fen1 zi3
macromolecule (chemistry)

大粪 大糞 da4 fen4
human excrement; night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fertilizer)

大丰 大豐 da4 feng1
Dafeng county level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城, Jiangsu

大风 大風 da4 feng1
gale

大丰市 大豐市 da4 feng1 shi4
Dafeng county level city in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城, Jiangsu

大凤头燕鸥 大鳳頭燕鷗 da4 feng4 tou2 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)

大夫 大夫 da4 fu1
senior official (in imperial China)

大幅 大幅 da4 fu2
a big margin; substantially

大幅度 大幅度 da4 fu2 du4
by a wide margin; substantial

大釜 大釜 da4 fu3
cauldron

大副 大副 da4 fu4
substantially; by a big amount

大富大贵 大富大貴 da4 fu4 da4 gui4
very rich; millionaire

大腹皮 大腹皮 da4 fu4 pi2
husk of betel nut 檳榔|槟榔

大腹便便 大腹便便 da4 fu4 pian2 pian2
big-bellied (idiom); paunchy

大富翁 大富翁 da4 fu4 weng1
Monopoly (game); known as 地產大亨|地产大亨 in Taiwan

大概 大概 da4 gai4
roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea

大盖帽 大蓋帽 da4 gai4 mao4
peaked cap; service cap; visor cap

大干 大幹 da4 gan4
to go all out; to work energetically

大纲 大綱 da4 gang1
synopsis; outline; program; leading principles

大钢琴 大鋼琴 da4 gang1 qin2
grand piano

大港 大港 da4 gang3
Dagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区

大港区 大港區 da4 gang3 qu1
Dagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区

大哥 大哥 da4 ge1
eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss

大哥大 大哥大 da4 ge1 da4
cell phone (bulky, early-model one); brick phone; mob boss

大个儿 大個兒 da4 ge4 er5
tall person

大根兰 大根蘭 da4 gen1 lan2
Cymbidium macrorrhizum Lindl.

大功 大功 da4 gong1
great merit; great service

大恭 大恭 da4 gong1
(literary) excrement; feces

大公报 大公報 da4 gong1 bao4
Dagong Bao, popular newspaper name; Ta Kung Pao, newspaper founded 1902 in Beijing, now published in Hong Kong

大功告成 大功告成 da4 gong1 gao4 cheng2
successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful

大公国 大公國 da4 gong1 guo2
grand duchy

大公国际 大公國際 da4 gong1 guo2 ji4
Dagong Global Credit Rating, credit rating agency based in China

大公司 大公司 da4 gong1 si1
large company; corporation

大公无私 大公無私 da4 gong1 wu2 si1
selfless; impartial

大姑 大姑 da4 gu1
father's oldest sister; husband's older sister; sister-in-law

大沽口炮台 大沽口砲臺 da4 gu1 kou3 pao4 tai2
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

大沽炮台 大沽砲臺 da4 gu1 pao4 tai2
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

大鼓 大鼓 da4 gu3
bass drum

大股东 大股東 da4 gu3 dong1
large stockholder; majority shareholder

大拐 大拐 da4 guai3
to turn left (Shanghainese)

大观 大觀 da4 guan1
Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市, Anhui

大关 大關 da4 guan1
strategic pass; barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000); instrument of torture used to break limbs

大观区 大觀區 da4 guan1 qu1
Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市, Anhui

大关县 大關縣 da4 guan1 xian4
Daguan county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan

大观园 大觀園 da4 guan1 yuan2
Prospect Garden; Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber

大管 大管 da4 guan3
bassoon

大规模 大規模 da4 gui1 mo2
large scale; extensive; wide scale; broad scale

大规模杀伤性武器 大規模殺傷性武器 da4 gui1 mo2 sha1 shang1 xing4 wu3 qi4
weapons of mass destruction

大锅 大鍋 da4 guo1
a big wok; cauldron

大锅饭 大鍋飯 da4 guo1 fan4
lit. big rice pan; communal feeding; fig. egalitarianism (equal treatment for everyone in same institution)

大国 大國 da4 guo2
a power (i.e. a dominant country)

大国家党 大國家黨 da4 guo2 jia1 dang3
South Korean Grand national party

大过 大過 da4 guo4
serious mistake; major demerit

大过年 大過年 da4 guo4 nian2
Chinese New Year

大海 大海 da4 hai3
sea; ocean

大海沟 大海溝 da4 hai3 gou1
marine trench

大海捞针 大海撈針 da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1
lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

大寒 大寒 da4 han2
Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February

大汗 大汗 da4 han2
supreme khan

大韩帝国 大韓帝國 da4 han2 di4 guo2
Korean Empire, from fall of Joseon dynasty in 1897 to annexation by Japan in 1910

大韩航空 大韓航空 da4 han2 hang2 kong1
Korean Air, South Korea's main airline

大韩民国 大韓民國 da4 han2 min2 guo2
Republic of Korea (South Korea)

大喊 大喊 da4 han3
to shout

大喊大叫 大喊大叫 da4 han3 da4 jiao4
shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly; to rant; to kick up a racket; to conduct vigorous propaganda

大汗 大汗 da4 han4
profuse perspiration

大汉 大漢 da4 han4
big person; the great Han dynasty

大汗淋漓 大汗淋漓 da4 han4 lin2 li2
dripping with sweat

大旱望霓 大旱望霓 da4 han4 wang4 ni2
see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓

大旱望云霓 大旱望雲霓 da4 han4 wang4 yun2 ni2
lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom); fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation

大旱之望云霓 大旱之望雲霓 da4 han4 zhi1 wang4 yun2 ni2
see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓

大汉族主义 大漢族主義 da4 han4 zu2 zhu3 yi4
Greater Han nationalism

大号 大號 da4 hao4
tuba; large size (clothes, print etc); (polite) (your) name; (coll.) number two; to defecate

大和 大和 da4 he2
Yamato (possibly 3rd century AD), Japanese state before written records began in 7th century AD, its real dating is controversial

大河 大河 da4 he2
large river (esp the Yellow River)

大合唱 大合唱 da4 he2 chang4
cantata; chorus

大亨 大亨 da4 heng1
big shot; top gun; superstar; VIP

大红 大紅 da4 hong2
crimson

大红鼻子 大紅鼻子 da4 hong2 bi2 zi5
rhinophyma (red nose, often related to rosacea or excessive alcohol); brandy nose

大红大绿 大紅大綠 da4 hong2 da4 lv4
bright-colored; garish

大红大紫 大紅大紫 da4 hong2 da4 zi3
to hit the big time

大红灯笼高高挂 大紅燈籠高高掛 da4 hong2 deng1 long2 gao1 gao1 gua4
Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋

大红鹳 大紅鸛 da4 hong2 guan4
(bird species of China) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

大鸿胪 大鴻臚 da4 hong2 lu2
Grand Herald in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿

大红袍 大紅袍 da4 hong2 pao2
an expensive type of oolong tea

大后年 大後年 da4 hou4 nian2
three years from now; year after year after next year

大后天 大後天 da4 hou4 tian1
three days from now; day after day after tomorrow

大呼拉尔 大呼拉爾 da4 hu1 la1 er3
State Great Khural or Great State Assembly, Mongolian parliament

大呼小叫 大呼小叫 da4 hu1 xiao3 jiao4
to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss

大湖 大湖 da4 hu2
Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan

大湖乡 大湖鄉 da4 hu2 xiang1
Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县, northwest Taiwan

大虎头蜂 大虎頭蜂 da4 hu3 tou2 feng1
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia)

大户 大戶 da4 hu4
great family; rich family; large landlord; conspicuous spender or consumer

大话骰 大話骰 da4 hua4 tou2
liar's dice (dice game)

大化县 大化縣 da4 hua4 xian4
Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州, Guangxi

大化瑶族自治县 大化瑤族自治縣 da4 hua4 yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Dahua Yao Autonomous County in Hezhou 賀州|贺州, Guangxi

大坏蛋 大壞蛋 da4 huai4 dan4
scoundrel; bastard

大环 大環 da4 huan2
Tai Wan, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong

大黄 大黃 da4 huang2
rhubarb (botany)

大黄蜂 大黃蜂 da4 huang2 feng1
bumblebee

大黄冠啄木鸟 大黃冠啄木鳥 da4 huang2 guan1 zhuo2 mu4 niao3
(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)

大黄鱼 大黃魚 da4 huang2 yu2
Croceine croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea), a fish popular in Cantonese cooking

大灰狼 大灰狼 da4 hui1 lang2
big bad wolf

大灰啄木鸟 大灰啄木鳥 da4 hui1 zhuo2 mu4 niao3
(bird species of China) great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus)

大茴香 大茴香 da4 hui2 xiang1
Chinese anise; star anise

大茴香子 大茴香子 da4 hui2 xiang1 zi5
aniseed

大会 大會 da4 hui4
general assembly; general meeting; convention

大会报告起草人 大會報告起草人 da4 hui4 bao4 gao4 qi3 cao3 ren2
rapporteur

大火 大火 da4 huo3
conflagration; large fire

大夥 大夥 da4 huo3
variant of 大伙

大伙 大伙 da4 huo3
everybody; everyone; we all

大伙儿 大伙兒 da4 huo3 er5
erhua variant of 大伙

大祸 大禍 da4 huo4
disaster; calamity

大惑不解 大惑不解 da4 huo4 bu4 jie3
to be at a loss (idiom)

大祸临头 大禍臨頭 da4 huo4 lin2 tou2
facing imminent catastrophe; calamity looms; all hell will break loose

大获全胜 大獲全勝 da4 huo4 quan2 sheng4
to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory; to win by a landslide (in election)

大吉 大吉 da4 ji2
very auspicious; extremely lucky

大吉大利 大吉大利 da4 ji2 da4 li4
great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving

大吉岭 大吉嶺 da4 ji2 ling3
Darjeeling, town in India

大戟科 大戟科 da4 ji3 ke1
Euphorbiaceae (plant family including rubber and cassava)

大计 大計 da4 ji4
large scale program of lasting importance; project of paramount importance; to think big; annual national audit

大祭司 大祭司 da4 ji4 si1
High Priest

大纪元 大紀元 da4 ji4 yuan2
Epoch Times, US newspaper

大纪元时报 大紀元時報 da4 ji4 yuan2 shi2 bao4
Epoch Times, US newspaper

大家 大家 da4 jia1
everyone; influential family; great expert

大家闺秀 大家閨秀 da4 jia1 gui1 xiu4
girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house

大加那利岛 大加那利島 da4 jia1 na4 li4 dao3
Gran Canaria (in the Canary islands)

大甲 大甲 da4 jia3
Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan

大甲镇 大甲鎮 da4 jia3 zhen4
Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan

大驾 大駕 da4 jia4
imperial chariot; (fig.) emperor; (polite) you

大驾光临 大駕光臨 da4 jia4 guang1 lin2
we are honored by your presence

大奸似忠 大姦似忠 da4 jian1 si4 zhong1
the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)

大剪刀 大剪刀 da4 jian3 dao1
shears; large scissors; secateurs

大建 大建 da4 jian4
lunar month of 30 days; same as 大盡|大尽

大件 大件 da4 jian4
large; bulky

大贱卖 大賤賣 da4 jian4 mai4
to sell at a big discount

大键琴 大鍵琴 da4 jian4 qin2
a harpsichord

大江健三郎 大江健三郎 da4 jiang1 jian4 san1 lang2
Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate

大将军 大將軍 da4 jiang1 jun1
important general; generalissimo

大江南北 大江南北 da4 jiang1 nan2 bei3
north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom); (fig.) all over China

大奖 大獎 da4 jiang3
prize; award

大匠 大匠 da4 jiang4
master craftsman; Han dynasty official title

大将 大將 da4 jiang4
a general or admiral

大脚 大腳 da4 jiao3
naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚); long kick (soccer); Bigfoot (mythological animal)

大角星 大角星 da4 jiao3 xing1
Arcturus (brightest star in the constellation Boötes 牧夫座)

大教堂 大教堂 da4 jiao4 tang2
cathedral

大街 大街 da4 jie1
street; main street

大街小巷 大街小巷 da4 jie1 xiao3 xiang4
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

大节 大節 da4 jie2
major festival; important matter; major principle; high moral character

大姐 大姐 da4 jie3
big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)

大解 大解 da4 jie3
to defecate; to empty one's bowels

大姐头 大姐頭 da4 jie3 tou2
(Tw) female gang leader; female boss; big sister

大金背啄木鸟 大金背啄木鳥 da4 jin1 bei4 zhuo2 mu4 niao3
(bird species of China) greater flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)

大尽 大盡 da4 jin4
lunar month of 30 days; same as 大建

大进大出 大進大出 da4 jin4 da4 chu1
large-scale import and export

大惊 大驚 da4 jing1
with great alarm

大惊失色 大驚失色 da4 jing1 shi1 se4
to turn pale with fright (idiom)

大惊小怪 大驚小怪 da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

大久保 大久保 da4 jiu3 bao3
Japanese surname and place name Oukubo

大久保利通 大久保利通 da4 jiu3 bao3 li4 tong1
Oukubo Toshimichi (1830-1878), Japanese politician

大舅子 大舅子 da4 jiu4 zi5
(coll.) wife's older brother

大局 大局 da4 ju2
general situation; present conditions

大举 大舉 da4 ju3
(do sth) on a large scale

大鹃䴗 大鵑鶪 da4 juan1 ju2
(bird species of China) large cuckooshrike (Coracina macei)

大绝灭 大絕滅 da4 jue2 mie4
mass extinction

大军 大軍 da4 jun1
army; main forces

大军区 大軍區 da4 jun1 qu1
PLA military region

大咖 大咖 da4 ka1
influential person; major player; big shot

大卡 大卡 da4 ka3
kilocalorie

大开 大開 da4 kai1
to open wide

大开斋 大開齋 da4 kai1 zhai1
see 開齋節|开斋节

大可不必 大可不必 da4 ke3 bu4 bi4
need not; unnecessary

大客车 大客車 da4 ke4 che1
coach

大坑 大坑 da4 keng1
Tai Hang District, Hong Kong

大口 大口 da4 kou3
big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc); open mouth; gulping; gobbling; gaping

大口径 大口徑 da4 kou3 jing4
large caliber

大哭 大哭 da4 ku1
to cry loudly

大快朵颐 大快朵頤 da4 kuai4 duo3 yi2
to gorge oneself; to eat heartily (idiom)

大块朵颐 大塊朵頤 da4 kuai4 duo3 yi2
to chew on a large slab (idiom); a large mouthful is hard to chew; to tuck into a great meal

大快人心 大快人心 da4 kuai4 ren2 xin1
to the satisfaction of everyone

大块头 大塊頭 da4 kuai4 tou2
heavy man; fat man; lunkhead; lummox; lug

大款 大款 da4 kuan3
very wealthy person

大鵟 大鵟 da4 kuang2
(bird species of China) upland buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)

大夼 大夼 da4 kuang3
Dakuang township in Laiyang 萊陽|莱阳, Yantai, Shandong

大夼镇 大夼鎮 da4 kuang3 zhen4
Dakuang township in Laying 莱阳, Yantai, Shandong

大括号 大括號 da4 kuo4 hao4
braces; curly brackets { } (math.)

大括弧 大括弧 da4 kuo4 hu2
square brackets

大剌剌 大剌剌 da4 la4 la4
pompous; with a swagger; casual

大浪 大浪 da4 lang4
billow; surge

大牢 大牢 da4 lao2
prison

大佬 大佬 da4 lao3
big shot (leading some field or group); godfather

大老粗 大老粗 da4 lao3 cu1
uncooth fellow; rustic

大老婆 大老婆 da4 lao3 po2
primary wife

大老远 大老遠 da4 lao3 yuan3
very far away

大类 大類 da4 lei4
main type; main class; main category

大理 大理 da4 li3
Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan

大理 大理 da4 li3
judicial officer; justice of the peace (old)

大里 大里 da4 li3
Tali or Dali city in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan

大理白族自治州 大理白族自治州 da4 li3 bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1
Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan

大李杜 大李杜 da4 li3 du4
Li Bai 李白 and Du Fu 杜甫

大理石 大理石 da4 li3 shi2
marble

大里市 大里市 da4 li3 shi4
Tali or Dali city in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan

大理市 大理市 da4 li3 shi4
Dali city, capital of Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan

大理岩 大理岩 da4 li3 yan2
marble

大理州 大理州 da4 li3 zhou1
abbr. for 大理白族自治州, Dali Bai autonomous prefecture in Yunnan

大力 大力 da4 li4
energetically; vigorously

大荔 大荔 da4 li4
Dali County in Weinan 渭南, Shaanxi

大力发展 大力發展 da4 li4 fa1 zhan3
vigorous expansion; rapid development

大丽花 大麗花 da4 li4 hua1
dahlia

大利拉 大利拉 da4 li4 la1
Delilah (person name)

大力钳 大力鉗 da4 li4 qian2
locking pliers; mole grips

大力神 大力神 da4 li4 shen2
Titan

大力士 大力士 da4 li4 shi4
strong man; Hercules

大力水手 大力水手 da4 li4 shui3 shou3
Popeye (the Sailor)

大荔县 大荔縣 da4 li4 xian4
Dali County in Weinan 渭南, Shaanxi

大连 大連 da4 lian2
Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

大镰刀 大鐮刀 da4 lian2 dao1
scythe

大连理工大学 大連理工大學 da4 lian2 li3 gong1 da4 xue2
Dalian University of Technology

大连市 大連市 da4 lian2 shi4
Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China

大连外国语大学 大連外國語大學 da4 lian2 wai4 guo2 yu3 da4 xue2
Dalian University of Foreign Languages

大梁 大梁 da4 liang2
capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states

大量 大量 da4 liang4
great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous

大量杀伤武器 大量殺傷武器 da4 liang4 sha1 shang1 wu3 qi4
weapons of mass destruction

大量生产 大量生產 da4 liang4 sheng1 chan3
to manufacture in bulk; mass production

大寮 大寮 da4 liao2
Taliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan

大寮乡 大寮鄉 da4 liao2 xiang1
Taliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan

大料 大料 da4 liao4
Chinese anise; star anise

大裂谷 大裂谷 da4 lie4 gu3
great rift valley

大林 大林 da4 lin2
Dalin or Talin town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan

大鳞大麻哈鱼 大鱗大麻哈魚 da4 lin2 da2 ma2 ha3 yu2
king salmon; Chinook salmon

大鳞大马哈鱼 大鱗大馬哈魚 da4 lin2 da2 ma3 ha3 yu2
see 大鱗大麻哈魚|大鳞大麻哈鱼

大林镇 大林鎮 da4 lin2 zhen4
Dalin or Talin town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan

大龄 大齡 da4 ling2
older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc)

大菱鲆 大菱鮃 da4 ling2 ping2
turbot

大龄青年 大齡青年 da4 ling2 qing1 nian2
young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried

大流行 大流行 da4 liu2 xing2
major epidemic; pandemic

大楼 大樓 da4 lou2
building (a relatively large, multi-storey one)

大鹿 大鹿 da4 lu4
moose

大陆 大陸 da4 lu4
mainland China (reference to the PRC)

大陆 大陸 da4 lu4
continent; mainland

大路 大路 da4 lu4
avenue

大路货 大路貨 da4 lu4 huo4
staple goods

大陆架 大陸架 da4 lu4 jia4
continental shelf

大陆块 大陸塊 da4 lu4 kuai4
continental plates (geology)

大陆漂移 大陸漂移 da4 lu4 piao1 yi2
continental drift

大陆坡 大陸坡 da4 lu4 po1
continental slope (boundary of continental shelf)

大陆性 大陸性 da4 lu4 xing4
continental

大陆性气候 大陸性氣候 da4 lu4 xing4 qi4 hou4
continental climate

大伦敦地区 大倫敦地區 da4 lun2 dun1 di4 qu1
Greater London; London region, England

大萝卜 大蘿蔔 da4 luo2 bo5
see 白蘿蔔|白萝卜

大绿雀鹎 大綠雀鵯 da4 lv4 que4 bei1
(bird species of China) great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei)

大略 大略 da4 lve4
a broad outline; the general idea; roughly

大妈 大媽 da4 ma1
father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)

大麻 大麻 da4 ma2
hemp (Cannabis sativa); cannabis; marijuana

大麻哈鱼 大麻哈魚 da4 ma2 ha3 yu2
see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼

大麻里 大麻里 da4 ma2 li3
Damali or Tamali township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan; same as Taimali 太麻里

大麻里乡 大麻里鄉 da4 ma2 li3 xiang1
Damali or Tamali township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan; same as Taimali 太麻里

大麻鳽 大麻鳽 da4 ma2 yan2
(bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

大马 大馬 da4 ma3
Malaysia

大马哈鱼 大馬哈魚 da4 ma3 ha3 yu2
chum salmon

大马士革 大馬士革 da4 ma3 shi4 ge2
Damascus, capital of Syria

大马士革李 大馬士革李 da4 ma3 shi4 ge2 li3
damson (fruit)

大骂 大罵 da4 ma4
to rain curses (on sb); to let sb have it; to bawl sb out

大麦 大麥 da4 mai4
barley

大卖场 大賣場 da4 mai4 chang3
hypermarket; large warehouse-like self-service retail store

大麦地 大麥地 da4 mai4 di4
place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters

大麦克 大麥克 da4 mai4 ke4
Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger) (Tw)

大麦克指数 大麥克指數 da4 mai4 ke4 zhi3 shu4
see 巨無霸漢堡包指數|巨无霸汉堡包指数

大麦町 大麥町 da4 mai4 ting3
Dalmatian (dog breed)

大满贯 大滿貫 da4 man3 guan4
grand slam

大忙人 大忙人 da4 mang2 ren2
busy bee; very busy person

大媒 大媒 da4 mei2
matchmaker

大湄公河次区域 大湄公河次區域 da4 mei2 gong1 he2 ci4 qu1 yu4
Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), area of economic cooperation between China and Vietnam

大湄公河次区域合作 大湄公河次區域合作 da4 mei2 gong1 he2 ci4 qu1 yu4 he2 zuo4
Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), economic cooperation program between China and Vietnam

大门 大門 da4 men2
entrance; door; gate; large and influential family

大米 大米 da4 mi3
(husked) rice

大灭绝 大滅絕 da4 mie4 jue2
mass extinction

大名 大名 da4 ming2
Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸, Hebei

大名 大名 da4 ming2
famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name

大鸣大放 大鳴大放 da4 ming2 da4 fang4
free airing of views (PRC)

大鸣大放运动 大鳴大放運動 da4 ming2 da4 fang4 yun4 dong4
see 百花運動|百花运动

大名鼎鼎 大名鼎鼎 da4 ming2 ding3 ding3
grand reputation; renowned; famous

大明湖 大明湖 da4 ming2 hu2
Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南, Shandong

大明历 大明曆 da4 ming2 li4
the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之

大明虾 大明蝦 da4 ming2 xia1
king prawn

大名县 大名縣 da4 ming2 xian4
Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸, Hebei

大漠 大漠 da4 mo4
desert

大模大样 大模大樣 da4 mu2 da4 yang4
boldly; ostentatiously; poised; self-assured; Taiwan pr.

大拇哥 大拇哥 da4 mu3 ge1
thumb; big toe; USB flash drive

大墓地 大墓地 da4 mu4 di4
necropolis

大拇指 大拇指 da4 mu5 zhi3
Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)

大拇指 大拇指 da4 mu5 zhi3
thumb

大拿 大拿 da4 na2
(coll.) man in power; boss; authority; expert

大男人主义 大男人主義 da4 nan2 ren2 zhu3 yi4
male chauvinism

大男子主义 大男子主義 da4 nan2 zi3 zhu3 yi4
male chauvinism

大男子主义者 大男子主義者 da4 nan2 zi3 zhu3 yi4 zhe3
male chauvinist

大难 大難 da4 nan4
great catastrophe

大难不死 大難不死 da4 nan4 bu4 si3
to just escape from calamity

大难不死,必有后福 大難不死,必有後福 da4 nan4 bu4 si3 - bi4 you3 hou4 fu2
one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)

大脑 大腦 da4 nao3
brain; cerebrum

大脑死亡 大腦死亡 da4 nao3 si3 wang2
brain dead

大闹 大鬧 da4 nao4
to cause havoc; to run amok

大闹天宫 大鬧天宮 da4 nao4 tian1 gong1
Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空 from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

大内 大內 da4 nei4
Tanei township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan

大内乡 大內鄉 da4 nei4 xiang1
Tanei township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan

大能 大能 da4 neng2
almighty

大鲵 大鯢 da4 ni2
giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)

大拟啄木鸟 大擬啄木鳥 da4 ni3 zhuo2 mu4 niao3
(bird species of China) great barbet (Megalaima virens)

大逆不道 大逆不道 da4 ni4 bu4 dao4
disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)

大年三十 大年三十 da4 nian2 san1 shi2
last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve

大娘 大娘 da4 niang2
(coll.) father's older brother's wife; aunt (polite address)

大宁 大寧 da4 ning2
Daning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾, Shanxi

大宁县 大寧縣 da4 ning2 xian4
Daning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾, Shanxi

大农场 大農場 da4 nong2 chang3
ranch

大怒 大怒 da4 nu4
angry; indignant

大牌 大牌 da4 pai2
strong card; honor card (card games); very popular or successful person; self-important

大排长龙 大排長龍 da4 pai2 chang2 long2
to form a long queue (idiom); (of cars) to be bumper to bumper

大排档 大排檔 da4 pai2 dang4
food stall; open-air restaurant

大牌档 大牌檔 da4 pai2 dang4
food stall; open-air restaurant (originally Hong Kong usage, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档

大盘尾 大盤尾 da4 pan2 wei3
(bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)

大盘子 大盤子 da4 pan2 zi5
platter

大炮 大砲 da4 pao4
big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big; trad. form 大炮 also used

大炮打蚊子 大炮打蚊子 da4 pao4 da3 wen2 zi5
cannon fire to hit a mosquito; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

大陪审团 大陪審團 da4 pei2 shen3 tuan2
grand jury

大鹏 大鵬 da4 peng2
legendary giant bird

大篷车 大篷車 da4 peng2 che1
schooner

大鹏鸟 大鵬鳥 da4 peng2 niao3
roc (mythical bird of prey)

大批 大批 da4 pi1
large quantities of

大批特批 大批特批 da4 pi1 te4 pi1
to criticize severly; to censure

大埤 大埤 da4 pi2
Dapi or Tapi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan

大埤乡 大埤鄉 da4 pi2 xiang1
Dapi or Tapi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan

大辟 大辟 da4 pi4
death sentence; crime punishable by death

大片 大片 da4 pian4
wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie

大破大立 大破大立 da4 po4 da4 li4
to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom); radical transformation

大浦洞 大浦洞 da4 pu3 dong4
Taepodong, North Korean rocket series

大浦洞二 大浦洞二 da4 pu3 dong4 er4
Taepodong 2, North Korean rocket

大浦洞二号 大浦洞二號 da4 pu3 dong4 er4 hao4
Taepodong 2, North Korean rocket

大旗 大旗 da4 qi2
banner

大起大落 大起大落 da4 qi3 da4 luo4
(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom); volatile; significant ups and downs; roller coaster

大气 大氣 da4 qi4
atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish

大器 大器 da4 qi4
very capable person; precious object

大气层 大氣層 da4 qi4 ceng2
atmosphere

大气层核试验 大氣層核試驗 da4 qi4 ceng2 he2 shi4 yan4
atmospheric nuclear test

大气儿 大氣兒 da4 qi4 er5
erhua variant of 大氣|大气

大气候 大氣候 da4 qi4 hou4
atmosphere

大气环流 大氣環流 da4 qi4 huan2 liu2
atmospheric circulation

大气暖化 大氣暖化 da4 qi4 nuan3 hua4
atmospheric warming

大气圈 大氣圈 da4 qi4 quan1
atmosphere

大器晚成 大器晚成 da4 qi4 wan3 cheng2
lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly; in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state; Rome wasn't built in a day

大气污染 大氣污染 da4 qi4 wu1 ran3
air pollution; atmospheric pollution

大气压 大氣壓 da4 qi4 ya1
atmospheric pressure

大气压力 大氣壓力 da4 qi4 ya1 li4
atmospheric pressure

大气压强 大氣壓強 da4 qi4 ya1 qiang2
atmospheric pressure

大钱 大錢 da4 qian2
high denomination of banknotes or coins; lots of money; a big sum (e.g. a bribe)

大前年 大前年 da4 qian2 nian2
three years ago

大前提 大前提 da4 qian2 ti2
major premise

大前天 大前天 da4 qian2 tian1
three days ago

大浅盘 大淺盤 da4 qian3 pan2
platter

大桥 大橋 da4 qiao2
Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, the two great beauties of ancient China

大秦 大秦 da4 qin2
Han Dynasty term for the Roman Empire 羅馬帝國|罗马帝国

大清 大清 da4 qing1
Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

大清帝国 大清帝國 da4 qing1 di4 guo2
the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911); Qing Empire

大青山 大青山 da4 qing1 shan1
mountain in Heilongjiang province

大清早 大清早 da4 qing1 zao3
early in the morning

大庆 大慶 da4 qing4
Daqing prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 in northeast China

大箐山 大箐山 da4 qing4 shan1
mountain in Heilongjiang province

大庆市 大慶市 da4 qing4 shi4
Daqing prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 in northeast China

大邱 大邱 da4 qiu1
Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道 in east South Korea

大邱广域市 大邱廣域市 da4 qiu1 guang3 yu4 shi4
Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道 in east South Korea

大邱市 大邱市 da4 qiu1 shi4
Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道 in east South Korea

大球 大球 da4 qiu2
sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls; see also 小球

大权 大權 da4 quan2
power; authority

大全 大全 da4 quan2
all-inclusive; complete; comprehensive collection

大权在握 大權在握 da4 quan2 zai4 wo4
to be in a position of power

大犬座 大犬座 da4 quan3 zuo4
Canis Major (constellation)

大热 大熱 da4 re4
great heat; very popular

大人不记小人过 大人不記小人過 da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4
a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature

大人 大人 da4 ren5
adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors

大日如来 大日如來 da4 ri4 ru2 lai2
Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment

大容量 大容量 da4 rong2 liang4
high capacity

大熔炉 大熔爐 da4 rong2 lu2
lit. large smelting furnace; fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures; Melting Pot

大融炉 大融爐 da4 rong2 lu2
melting pot

大蝾螈 大蠑螈 da4 rong2 yuan2
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)

大肉 大肉 da4 rou4
pork

大阮 大阮 da4 ruan3
daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range

大润发 大潤發 da4 run4 fa1
RT Mart (department store chain)

大三 大三 da4 san1
third-year university student

大三度 大三度 da4 san1 du4
major third (musical interval)

大三和弦 大三和弦 da4 san1 he2 xian2
major triad do-mi-so

大嗓 大嗓 da4 sang3
loud voice

大嫂 大嫂 da4 sao3
older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)

大杀风景 大殺風景 da4 sha1 feng1 jing3
to be a blot on the landscape; to dampen spirits; to spoil the fun; to be a wet blanket

大煞风景 大煞風景 da4 sha1 feng1 jing3
see 大殺風景|大杀风景

大沙河 大沙河 da4 sha1 he2
Dasha River in Shanxi; Dasha River in Jiangsu

大沙锥 大沙錐 da4 sha1 zhui1
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's snipe (Gallinago megala)

大厦 大廈 da4 sha4
large building; edifice; mansion

大厦将倾 大廈將傾 da4 sha4 jiang1 qing1
great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation

大山 大山 da4 shan1
Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC

大山猫 大山貓 da4 shan1 mao1
Lynx rufus

大山雀 大山雀 da4 shan1 que4
(bird species of China) great tit (Parus major)

大伤元气 大傷元氣 da4 shang1 yuan2 qi4
to ruin one's constitution

大杓鹬 大杓鷸 da4 shao2 yu4
(bird species of China) Far Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

大舌头 大舌頭 da4 she2 tou5
(coll.) lisp; one who lisps

大蛇丸 大蛇丸 da4 she2 wan2
Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero; Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series

大赦 大赦 da4 she4
amnesty; general pardon

大社 大社 da4 she4
Tashe township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan

大赦国际 大赦國際 da4 she4 guo2 ji4
Amnesty International

大社乡 大社鄉 da4 she4 xiang1
Tashe township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan

大神 大神 da4 shen2
deity; (Internet slang) guru; expert; whiz

大生 大生 da4 sheng1
university student, abbr. for 大學生|大学生

大声 大聲 da4 sheng1
loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly

大声喊叫 大聲喊叫 da4 sheng1 han3 jiao4
to shout loudly

大声疾呼 大聲疾呼 da4 sheng1 ji2 hu1
to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention; to make one's views known

大胜 大勝 da4 sheng4
to defeat decisively; to win decisively; great victory; triumph

大圣 大聖 da4 sheng4
great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha

大乘 大乘 da4 sheng4
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr.

大师 大師 da4 shi1
great master; master

大失所望 大失所望 da4 shi1 suo3 wang4
greatly disappointed

大石鸻 大石鴴 da4 shi2 heng2
(bird species of China) great stone-curlew (Esacus recurvirostris)

大石鸡 大石雞 da4 shi2 ji1
(bird species of China) rusty-necklaced partridge (Alectoris magna)

大石桥 大石橋 da4 shi2 qiao2
Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou 營口|营口, Liaoning

大石桥市 大石橋市 da4 shi2 qiao2 shi4
Great stone bridge or Dashiqiao county level city in Yingkou 營口|营口, Liaoning

大使 大使 da4 shi3
ambassador; envoy

大使馆 大使館 da4 shi3 guan3
embassy

大使级 大使級 da4 shi3 ji2
ambassadorial

大事 大事 da4 shi4
major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way

大事化小,小事化了 大事化小,小事化了 da4 shi4 hua4 xiao3 - xiao3 shi4 hua4 liao3
to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)

大势所趋 大勢所趨 da4 shi4 suo3 qu1
general trend; irresistible trend

大势至菩萨 大勢至菩薩 da4 shi4 zhi4 pu2 sa4
Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva

大手大脚 大手大腳 da4 shou3 da4 jiao3
extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful; wasteful

大叔 大叔 da4 shu1
eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)

大暑 大暑 da4 shu3
Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August

大鼠 大鼠 da4 shu3
rat

大树 大樹 da4 shu4
Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan

大数 大數 da4 shu4
Tarsus, Mediterranean city in Turkey, the birthplace of St Paul

大数 大數 da4 shu4
a large number

大树菠萝 大樹菠蘿 da4 shu4 bo1 luo2
jackfruit

大树底下好乘凉 大樹底下好乘涼 da4 shu4 di3 xia4 hao3 cheng2 liang2
lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom); fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person

大树乡 大樹鄉 da4 shu4 xiang1
Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan

大树莺 大樹鶯 da4 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major)

大水 大水 da4 shui3
flood

大水冲了龙王庙 大水沖了龍王廟 da4 shui3 chong1 le5 long2 wang2 miao4
lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person; a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other

大四 大四 da4 si4
fourth-year university student

大肆 大肆 da4 si4
wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled

大肆攻击 大肆攻擊 da4 si4 gong1 ji1
to vilify sb wantonly; unrestrained attack (on sb)

大肆鼓 大肆鼓 da4 si4 gu3
to advocate; to praise

大寺院 大寺院 da4 si4 yuan4
abbey; large monastery

大蒜 大蒜 da4 suan4
garlic

大踏步 大踏步 da4 ta4 bu4
in big strides; (fig.) in giant steps

大谈 大談 da4 tan2
to harangue; to yak

大谈特谈 大談特談 da4 tan2 te4 tan2
to keep on talking about

大唐 大唐 da4 tang2
the Tang dynasty (618-907)

大堂 大堂 da4 tang2
lobby

大唐狄公案 大唐狄公案 da4 tang2 di2 gong1 an4
Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰 as master sleuth

大唐芙蓉园 大唐芙蓉園 da4 tang2 fu2 rong2 yuan2
Tang Paradise in Xi'an

大唐西域记 大唐西域記 da4 tang2 xi1 yu4 ji4
Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘, compiled by 辯機|辩机 in 646

大提琴 大提琴 da4 ti2 qin2
cello; violoncello

大提琴手 大提琴手 da4 ti2 qin2 shou3
cellist

大题小作 大題小作 da4 ti2 xiao3 zuo4
to cut a long story short; a brief treatment of a complicated subject; fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter

大体 大體 da4 ti3
in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; (Tw) remains (of a dead person)

大体上 大體上 da4 ti3 shang4
overall; in general terms

大天鹅 大天鵝 da4 tian1 e2
(bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)

大田 大田 da4 tian2
Datian county in Sanming 三明, Fujian; Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道, South Korea

大田广域市 大田廣域市 da4 tian2 guang3 yu4 shi4
Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道, South Korea

大田市 大田市 da4 tian2 shi4
Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital of South Chungcheong Province 忠清南道, South Korea

大田县 大田縣 da4 tian2 xian4
Datian county in Sanming 三明, Fujian

大条 大條 da4 tiao2
(used to modify 事情) serious; grave

大厅 大廳 da4 ting1
hall; lounge

大庭广众 大庭廣眾 da4 ting2 guang3 zhong4
public place with numerous people

大通 大通 da4 tong1
Datong district of Huainan city 淮南市, Anhui; Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁, Qinghai

大通回族土族自治县 大通回族土族自治縣 da4 tong1 hui2 zu2 tu3 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4
Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁, Qinghai

大通区 大通區 da4 tong1 qu1
Datong district of Huainan city 淮南市, Anhui

大通县 大通縣 da4 tong1 xian4
Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁, Qinghai

大同 大同 da4 tong2
Datong or Great community in neo-Confucian philosophy, sim. New Jerusalem; Datong or Tatung district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan; Datong prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西; Datong or Tatung township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan

大同区 大同區 da4 tong2 qu1
Datong or Tatung district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan; Datong district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang

大同市 大同市 da4 tong2 shi4
Datong prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西

大同县 大同縣 da4 tong2 xian4
Datong county in Datong 大同, Shanxi

大同乡 大同鄉 da4 tong2 xiang1
Datong or Tatung township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan

大同乡 大同鄉 da4 tong2 xiang1
person from the same province

大同小异 大同小異 da4 tong2 xiao3 yi4
virtually the same; differing only on small points

大桶 大桶 da4 tong3
barrel; vat

大头钉 大頭釘 da4 tou2 ding1
tack; thumbtack; push pin

大头目 大頭目 da4 tou2 mu4
the boss

大头贴 大頭貼 da4 tou2 tie1
photo sticker booth

大头照 大頭照 da4 tou2 zhao4
head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc)

大投资家 大投資家 da4 tou2 zi1 jia1
big investor

大屠杀 大屠殺 da4 tu2 sha1
massacre; Holocaust

大屠杀事件 大屠殺事件 da4 tu2 sha1 shi4 jian4
massacre; Holocaust

大腿 大腿 da4 tui3
thigh

大吞噬细胞 大吞噬細胞 da4 tun1 shi4 xi4 bao1
macrophage

大屯火山 大屯火山 da4 tun2 huo3 shan1
Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei

大洼 大窪 da4 wa1
Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning

大洼县 大窪縣 da4 wa1 xian4
Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning

大外 大外 da4 wai4
abbr. for 大連外國語大學|大连外国语大学

大腕 大腕 da4 wan4
star; big shot; celebrity; leading actor; authority (slang)

大王 大王 da4 wang2
king; magnate; person having expert skill in something

大为 大為 da4 wei2
very; greatly

大伟 大偉 da4 wei3
David (name)

大苇莺 大葦鶯 da4 wei3 ying1
(bird species of China) great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)

大卫 大衛 da4 wei4
David (name); Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French neoclassical painter

大尉 大尉 da4 wei4
captain (army rank); senior captain

大卫·艾登堡 大衛·艾登堡 da4 wei4 - ai4 deng1 bao3
David Attenborough (1926-), British naturalist and broadcaster, author of Life on Earth 地球上的生物

大卫·米利班德 大衛·米利班德 da4 wei4 - mi3 li4 ban1 de2
David Miliband (1965-), UK politician

大卫营和约 大衛營和約 da4 wei4 ying2 he2 yue1
the Camp David agreement of 1978 brokered by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt

大文蛤 大文蛤 da4 wen2 ge2
giant clam; geoduck (Panopea abrupta); elephant trunk clam; same as 象拔蚌

大汶口文化 大汶口文化 da4 wen4 kou3 wen2 hua4
Dawenkou culture (c. 4100-2600 BC), Neolithic culture based in today's Shandong area 山東|山东

大我 大我 da4 wo3
the collective; the whole; (Buddhism) the greater self

大乌苏里岛 大烏蘇里島 da4 wu1 su1 li3 dao3
Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk; same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛

大乌鸦 大烏鴉 da4 wu1 ya1
a raven

大无畏 大無畏 da4 wu2 wei4
utterly fearless

大武 大武 da4 wu3
Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan

大武口 大武口 da4 wu3 kou3
Dawukou district of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市, Ningxia

大武口区 大武口區 da4 wu3 kou3 qu1
Dawukou district of Shizuishan city 石嘴山市, Ningxia

大五码 大五碼 da4 wu3 ma3
Big5 Chinese character coding (developed by Taiwanese companies from 1984)

大武乡 大武鄉 da4 wu3 xiang1
Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan

大五趾跳鼠 大五趾跳鼠 da4 wu3 zhi3 tiao4 shu3
great jerboa (Allactaga major)

大雾 大霧 da4 wu4
thick fog

大悟 大悟 da4 wu4
Dawu county in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei

大悟县 大悟縣 da4 wu4 xian4
Dawu county in Xiaogan 孝感, Hubei

大溪 大溪 da4 xi1
Daxi or Tahsi town in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan

大西 大西 da4 xi1
Ōnishi (Japanese surname)

大西庇阿 大西庇阿 da4 xi1 bi4 a1
Scipio Africanus (235-183 BC), Roman general and statesman

大溪地 大溪地 da4 xi1 di4
Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia (Tw)

大溪豆干 大溪豆乾 da4 xi1 dou4 gan1
Tahsi or Dasi dried dofu, Taiwanese Taoyuan speciality

大西国 大西國 da4 xi1 guo2
Atlantis

大西洋 大西洋 da4 xi1 yang2
Atlantic Ocean

大西洋国 大西洋國 da4 xi1 yang2 guo2
Historical name for Portugal during the Qing dynasty

大西洋洋中脊 大西洋洋中脊 da4 xi1 yang2 yang2 zhong1 ji3
Atlantic mid-ocean ridge

大西洋中脊 大西洋中脊 da4 xi1 yang2 zhong1 ji3
Atlantic mid-ocean ridge

大溪镇 大溪鎮 da4 xi1 zhen4
Daxi or Tahsi town in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan

大喜 大喜 da4 xi3
exultation

大喜过望 大喜過望 da4 xi3 guo4 wang4
overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)

大系 大係 da4 xi4
compendium

大虾 大蝦 da4 xia1
prawn; (Internet slang) expert; whiz

大侠 大俠 da4 xia2
knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero

大峡谷 大峽谷 da4 xia2 gu3
great valley; Grand Canyon of Colorado River

大夏 大夏 da4 xia4
ancient kingdom at Khotan 和田 in modern Xinjiang

大仙 大仙 da4 xian1
great immortal

大仙鹟 大仙鶲 da4 xian1 weng1
(bird species of China) large niltava (Niltava grandis)

大先知书 大先知書 da4 xian1 zhi1 shu1
the biblical books of the prophets

大显身手 大顯身手 da4 xian3 shen1 shou3
(idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities

大显神通 大顯神通 da4 xian3 shen2 tong1
to display one's remarkable skill or prowess; to give full play to one's brilliant abilities

大限 大限 da4 xian4
the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan

大限到来 大限到來 da4 xian4 dao4 lai2
to die; one's allocated lifespan is accomplished

大限临头 大限臨頭 da4 xian4 lin2 tou2
facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life; with one foot in the grave

大宪章 大憲章 da4 xian4 zhang1
Magna Carta

大相径庭 大相徑庭 da4 xiang1 jing4 ting2
as different as can be (idiom); poles apart

大祥 大祥 da4 xiang2
Daxiang district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市, Hunan

大祥区 大祥區 da4 xiang2 qu1
Daxiang district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市, Hunan

大象 大象 da4 xiang4
elephant

大项 大項 da4 xiang4
main item (of program)

大萧条 大蕭條 da4 xiao1 tiao2
the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)

大小 大小 da4 xiao3
dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority

大小便 大小便 da4 xiao3 bian4
using the toilet; urination and defecation

大小姐 大小姐 da4 xiao3 jie5
eldest daughter of an affluent family; (polite) your daughter; bossy or indulged young woman; Miss High and Mighty

大小三度 大小三度 da4 xiao3 san1 du4
major and minor third (musical interval)

大小写 大小寫 da4 xiao3 xie3
capitals and lower case letters

大校 大校 da4 xiao4
senior ranking officer in Chinese army; senior colonel

大笑 大笑 da4 xiao4
to laugh heartily; a belly laugh

大写 大寫 da4 xie3
capital letters; uppercase letters; block letters; banker's anti-fraud numerals

大写锁定 大寫鎖定 da4 xie3 suo3 ding4
caps lock

大写字母 大寫字母 da4 xie3 zi4 mu3
capital letters; uppercase letters

大心 大心 da4 xin1
(Tw) considerate; thoughtful (from Taiwanese 貼心|贴心, POJ pr. )

大新 大新 da4 xin1
Daxin county in Chongzuo 崇左, Guangxi

大新县 大新縣 da4 xin1 xian4
Daxin county in Chongzuo 崇左, Guangxi

大兴 大興 da4 xing1
Daxing district of Beijing, formerly Daxing county

大兴 大興 da4 xing1
to go in for something in a big way; to undertake on a large scale

大兴安岭 大興安嶺 da4 xing1 an1 ling3
Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 in northeast China; Daxing'anling prefecture

大兴安岭地区 大興安嶺地區 da4 xing1 an1 ling3 di4 qu1
Daxing'anling prefecture in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 in northeast China

大兴安岭山脉 大興安嶺山脈 da4 xing1 an1 ling3 shan1 mai4
Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province

大星芹 大星芹 da4 xing1 qin2
great masterwort (Astrantia major)

大兴区 大興區 da4 xing1 qu1
Daxing district of Beijing, formerly Daxing county

大兴土木 大興土木 da4 xing1 tu3 mu4
to carry out large scale construction

大兴问罪之师 大興問罪之師 da4 xing1 wen4 zui4 zhi1 shi1
to launch a punitive campaign; to condemn scathingly

大猩猩 大猩猩 da4 xing1 xing5
gorilla

大型 大型 da4 xing2
large; large-scale

大型空爆炸弹 大型空爆炸彈 da4 xing2 kong1 bao4 zha4 dan4
Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), a powerful American bomb

大行其道 大行其道 da4 xing2 qi2 dao4
rampant; very popular

大型强子对撞机 大型強子對撞機 da4 xing2 qiang2 zi3 dui4 zhuang4 ji1
Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

大雄 大雄 da4 xiong2
great hero; main Buddhist image (in temple)

大雄宝殿 大雄寶殿 da4 xiong2 bao3 dian4
Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄

大熊猫 大熊貓 da4 xiong2 mao1
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

大熊座 大熊座 da4 xiong2 zuo4
Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)

大修 大修 da4 xiu1
overhaul

大修道院 大修道院 da4 xiu1 dao4 yuan4
abbey; large monastery or convent

大修道院长 大修道院長 da4 xiu1 dao4 yuan4 zhang3
abbot

大选 大選 da4 xuan3
general election

大学 大學 da4 xue2
the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书 in Confucianism

大学 大學 da4 xue2
university; college

大学本科 大學本科 da4 xue2 ben3 ke1
university undergraduate course

大学部 大學部 da4 xue2 bu4
undergraduate course of study (Tw)

大学城 大學城 da4 xue2 cheng2
university city

大学生 大學生 da4 xue2 sheng1
university student; college student

大学学科能力测验 大學學科能力測驗 da4 xue2 xue2 ke1 neng2 li4 ce4 yan4
General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan)

大学预科 大學預科 da4 xue2 yu4 ke1
university preparatory course

大雪 大雪 da4 xue3
Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December

大雅 大雅 da4 ya3
Taya township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan

大雅 大雅 da4 ya3
one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经

大雅乡 大雅鄉 da4 ya3 xiang1
Taya township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan

大亚湾 大亞灣 da4 ya4 wan1
Daya Bay

大烟 大煙 da4 yan1
opium

大言 大言 da4 yan2
to exaggerate; to boast

大言不惭 大言不慚 da4 yan2 bu4 can2
to boast shamelessly; to talk big

大眼角 大眼角 da4 yan3 jiao3
inner corner of the eye

大雁 大雁 da4 yan4
wild goose

大雁塔 大雁塔 da4 yan4 ta3
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an

大洋 大洋 da4 yang2
oceans; silver yuan

大洋型地壳 大洋型地殼 da4 yang2 xing2 di4 qiao4
oceanic crust (geology)

大洋中脊 大洋中脊 da4 yang2 zhong1 ji3
mid-ocean ridge (geology)

大洋洲 大洋洲 da4 yang2 zhou1
Oceania

大氧吧 大氧吧 da4 yang3 ba1
source of oxygen (of forests and nature reserves); (cliché) lungs of the planet

大样 大樣 da4 yang4
arrogant; full-page proofs (of newspaper); detailed drawing

大谣 大謠 da4 yao2
high-profile rumormonger (esp. on a microblog)

大姚 大姚 da4 yao2
Dayao county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan

大摇大摆 大搖大擺 da4 yao2 da4 bai3
to strut; swaggering

大姚县 大姚縣 da4 yao2 xian4
Dayao county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan

大要 大要 da4 yao4
abstract; gist; main points

大爷 大爺 da4 ye2
arrogant idler; self-centered show-off

大野 大野 da4 ye3
Ōno (Japanese surname and place name)

大冶 大冶 da4 ye3
Daye county level city in Huangshi 黃石|黄石, Hubei

大冶市 大冶市 da4 ye3 shi4
Daye county level city in Huangshi 黃石|黄石, Hubei

大业 大業 da4 ye4
great cause; great undertaking

大叶性肺炎 大葉性肺炎 da4 ye4 xing4 fei4 yan2
lobar pneumonia

大爷 大爺 da4 ye5
(coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man

大一 大一 da4 yi1
first-year university student

大衣 大衣 da4 yi1
overcoat; topcoat; cloak

大一统 大一統 da4 yi1 tong3
unification (of the nation); large scale unification

大一统志 大一統誌 da4 yi1 tong3 zhi4
Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls

大一些 大一些 da4 yi1 xie1
a bit bigger

大姨 大姨 da4 yi2
(coll.) wife's elder sister; sister-in-law

大姨妈 大姨媽 da4 yi2 ma1
great aunt; (slang) menstruation; period

大姨子 大姨子 da4 yi2 zi5
sister-in-law; wife's older sister

大意 大意 da4 yi4
general idea; main idea

大邑 大邑 da4 yi4
Dayi county in Chengdu 成都, Sichuan

大义 大義 da4 yi4
righteousness; virtuous cause; a woman's marriage; main points of a piece of writing

大义凛然 大義凜然 da4 yi4 lin3 ran2
devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)

大义灭亲 大義滅親 da4 yi4 mie4 qin1
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it

大邑县 大邑縣 da4 yi4 xian4
Dayi county in Chengdu 成都, Sichuan

大意 大意 da4 yi5
careless

大印 大印 da4 yin4
stamp; official seal

大英 大英 da4 ying1
Daying county in Suining 遂寧|遂宁, Sichuan; Great British

大英博物馆 大英博物館 da4 ying1 bo2 wu4 guan3
British museum

大英帝国 大英帝國 da4 ying1 di4 guo2
British Empire

大英联合王国 大英聯合王國 da4 ying1 lian2 he2 wang2 guo2
United Kingdom

大英县 大英縣 da4 ying1 xian4
Daying county in Suining 遂寧|遂宁, Sichuan

大庸 大庸 da4 yong1
Dayong, former name of Zhangjiajie 張家界|张家界, Hunan

大勇若怯 大勇若怯 da4 yong3 ruo4 qie4
a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed

大勇若怯,大智若愚 大勇若怯,大智若愚 da4 yong3 ruo4 qie4 - da4 zhi4 ruo4 yu2
a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent

大用 大用 da4 yong4
to put sb in powerful position; to empower

大油 大油 da4 you2
lard

大有 大有 da4 you3
there is much; (literary) abundance

大有裨益 大有裨益 da4 you3 bi4 yi4
bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful; of great service; to help greatly; to serve one well

大有可为 大有可為 da4 you3 ke3 wei2
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing

大有人在 大有人在 da4 you3 ren2 zai4
there are plenty of such people

大有文章 大有文章 da4 you3 wen2 zhang1
some deeper meaning in this; more to it than meets the eye; there's sth behind all this

大有希望 大有希望 da4 you3 xi1 wang4
to stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising

大有作为 大有作為 da4 you3 zuo4 wei2
to accomplish much; to have good prospects; to have a promising future

大余 大餘 da4 yu2
Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

大愚 大愚 da4 yu2
idiot; ignorant fool

大于 大於 da4 yu2
greater than; bigger than; more than, >

大鱼大肉 大魚大肉 da4 yu2 da4 rou4
dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish; lavish meal

大余县 大餘縣 da4 yu2 xian4
Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

大禹 大禹 da4 yu3
Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods

大雨 大雨 da4 yu3
heavy rain

大宇 大宇 da4 yu3
Daewoo (Korean conglomerate)

大庾岭 大庾嶺 da4 yu3 ling3
Dayu mountain range between southwest Jiangxi and Guangdong

大雨如注 大雨如注 da4 yu3 ru2 zhu4
pouring with rain; rain bucketing down

大屿山 大嶼山 da4 yu3 shan1
Lantau Island

大狱 大獄 da4 yu4
jail; prison

大宛 大宛 da4 yuan1
ancient state of south west Asia

大园 大園 da4 yuan2
Dayuan or Tayuan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan

大圆 大圓 da4 yuan2
great circle (in spherical geometry)

大员 大員 da4 yuan2
high official

大元大一统志 大元大一統誌 da4 yuan2 da4 yi1 tong3 zhi4
Dayuan Dayi Tongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁 and Yu Yinglong 虞應龍|虞应龙, 755 scrolls

大圆圈 大圓圈 da4 yuan2 quan1
great circle (in spherical geometry)

大元帅 大元帥 da4 yuan2 shuai4
generalissimo

大园乡 大園鄉 da4 yuan2 xiang1
Dayuan or Tayuan township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan

大院 大院 da4 yuan4
courtyard (surrounded by many buildings); compound; great institution

大愿地藏菩萨 大願地藏菩薩 da4 yuan4 di4 zang4 pu2 sa4
Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva

大约 大約 da4 yue1
approximately; probably

大月 大月 da4 yue4
solar month of 31 days; a lunar month of 30 days

大跃进 大躍進 da4 yue4 jin4
Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies

大月氏 大月氏 da4 yue4 zhi1
Tokhara; Tokharians (historic people of central Asia)

大月支 大月支 da4 yue4 zhi1
Tokhara; Tokharians (historic people of central Asia)

大运 大運 da4 yun4
Mandate of Heaven; the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC; usually written 大運河|大运河

大运河 大運河 da4 yun4 he2
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC

大杂烩 大雜燴 da4 za2 hui4
mix-up; mish-mash; potpourri

大杂院 大雜院 da4 za2 yuan4
compound with many families living together

大灾 大災 da4 zai1
calamity; catastrophe

大藏经 大藏經 da4 zang4 jing1
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺 in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea

大枣 大棗 da4 zao3
see 紅棗|红枣

大灶 大灶 da4 zao4
large kitchen stove made from bricks or earth; (PRC) ordinary mess hall (lowest dining standard, ranked below 中灶 for mid-level cadres and 小灶 for the most privileged)

大噪鹛 大噪鶥 da4 zao4 mei2
(bird species of China) giant laughingthrush (Garrulax maximus)

大斋 大齋 da4 zhai1
to fast; to abstain from food

大斋节 大齋節 da4 zhai1 jie2
great fast; Christian lent

大斋期 大齋期 da4 zhai1 qi1
Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

大寨 大寨 da4 zhai4
Dazhai

大战 大戰 da4 zhan4
war; to wage war

大张旗鼓 大張旗鼓 da4 zhang1 qi2 gu3
with great fanfare

大张声势 大張聲勢 da4 zhang1 sheng1 shi4
to spread one's voice wide (idiom); wide publicity

大张挞伐 大張撻伐 da4 zhang1 ta4 fa2
to launch an all-out attack (idiom); to roundly condemn; to castigate

大丈夫 大丈夫 da4 zhang4 fu5
a manly man; a man of character

大丈夫能屈能伸 大丈夫能屈能伸 da4 zhang4 fu5 neng2 qu1 neng2 shen1
A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.; ready to give and take; flexible

大昭寺 大昭寺 da4 zhao1 si4
Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism

大正 大正 da4 zheng4
Taishō, reign name 1912-1926 of Japanese emperor Yoshihito 嘉仁

大政方针 大政方針 da4 zheng4 fang1 zhen1
major policy of the national government

大政翼赞会 大政翼贊會 da4 zheng4 yi4 zan4 hui4
Taisei Yokusankai, Japanese fascist organization created in 1940

大只 大隻 da4 zhi1
big

大指 大指 da4 zhi3
first (index) finger; big toe

大志 大志 da4 zhi4
high aims

大致 大致 da4 zhi4
more or less; roughly; approximately

大智慧 大智慧 da4 zhi4 hui4
great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)

大智如愚 大智如愚 da4 zhi4 ru2 yu2
the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time

大智若愚 大智若愚 da4 zhi4 ruo4 yu2
great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)

大中华 大中華 da4 zhong1 hua2
Greater China; refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics); refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas

大中学生 大中學生 da4 zhong1 xue2 sheng5
university and high school students

大冢 大塚 da4 zhong3
Ōtsuka (Japanese surname)

大众 大眾 da4 zhong4
Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)

大众 大眾 da4 zhong4
the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc)

大众部 大眾部 da4 zhong4 bu4
Mahasanghika (branch of Buddhism)

大众传播 大眾傳播 da4 zhong4 chuan2 bo1
mass communication

大众化 大眾化 da4 zhong4 hua4
mass-oriented; to cater for the masses; popularized

大众捷运 大眾捷運 da4 zhong4 jie2 yun4
mass rapid transit MRT

大仲马 大仲馬 da4 zhong4 ma3
Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870), French writer

大众汽车 大眾汽車 da4 zhong4 qi4 che1
Volkswagen

大众运输 大眾運輸 da4 zhong4 yun4 shu1
public transport (Tw)

大洲 大洲 da4 zhou1
continent

大轴戏 大軸戲 da4 zhou4 xi4
last item on a program (theater)

大朱雀 大朱雀 da4 zhu1 que4
(bird species of China) spotted great rosefinch (Carpodacus severtzovi)

大竹 大竹 da4 zhu2
Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州, Sichuan

大竹县 大竹縣 da4 zhu2 xian4
Dazhu county in Dazhou 達州|达州, Sichuan

大主教 大主教 da4 zhu3 jiao4
archbishop; primate (of a church); metropolitan

大专 大專 da4 zhuan1
three-year college; junior college; professional training college

大篆 大篆 da4 zhuan4
the great seal; used narrowly for 籀文; used broadly for many pre-Qin scripts

大紫荆勋章 大紫荊勳章 da4 zi3 jing1 xun1 zhang1
Great Bauhinia Medal (GBM), Hong Kong's highest honor

大紫胸鹦鹉 大紫胸鸚鵡 da4 zi3 xiong1 ying1 wu3
(bird species of China) Lord Derby's parakeet (Psittacula derbiana)

大字报 大字報 da4 zi4 bao4
big-character poster

大自然 大自然 da4 zi4 ran2
nature (the natural world)

大宗 大宗 da4 zong1
large amount; staple; influential family of long standing

大总统 大總統 da4 zong3 tong3
president (of a country); same as 總統|总统

大足 大足 da4 zu2
Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

大族 大族 da4 zu2
large and influential family; clan

大足县 大足縣 da4 zu2 xian4
Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan

大嘴鸟 大嘴鳥 da4 zui3 niao3
toucan

大嘴乌鸦 大嘴烏鴉 da4 zui3 wu1 ya1
(bird species of China) large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)

大作 大作 da4 zuo4
your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific); to erupt; to begin abruptly

大夫 大夫 dai4 fu5
doctor; physician

大王 大王 dai4 wang5
robber baron (in opera, old stories); magnate

丹瑞大将 丹瑞大將 dan1 rui4 da4 jiang4
Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar general and politician, president of Myanmar 1992-2011

胆大 膽大 dan3 da4
daring; bold; audacious

胆大包天 膽大包天 dan3 da4 bao1 tian1
reckless; extremely daring

胆大妄为 膽大妄為 dan3 da4 wang4 wei2
daring; presumptuous; daredevil

到达大厅 到達大廳 dao4 da2 da4 ting1
arrival hall

堤顶大路 堤頂大路 di1 ding3 da4 lu4
promenade

低音大号 低音大號 di1 yin1 da4 hao4
bass tuba; euphonium

低音大提琴 低音大提琴 di1 yin1 da4 ti2 qin2
double bass; contrabass

地产大亨 地產大亨 di4 chan3 da4 heng1
Monopoly (game); known as 大富翁 in PRC

地大物博 地大物博 di4 da4 wu4 bo2
vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)

第二次世界大战 第二次世界大戰 di4 er4 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4
World War II

帝国大厦 帝國大廈 di4 guo2 da4 sha4
Empire State Building (New York City)

第一次世界大战 第一次世界大戰 di4 yi1 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4
World War One

点大 點大 dian3 da4
(of a child etc) small as a mite; minuscule

电子科技大学 電子科技大學 dian4 zi3 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

鼎鼎大名 鼎鼎大名 ding3 ding3 da4 ming2
famous; celebrated

东北大学 東北大學 dong1 bei3 da4 xue2
Northeastern University (in Shenyang 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning); Tōhoku University, Sendai, Japan

东方大苇莺 東方大葦鶯 dong1 fang1 da4 wei3 ying1
(bird species of China) oriental reed warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis)

东非大地堑 東非大地塹 dong1 fei1 da4 di4 qian4
Great East African rift valley

东非大裂谷 東非大裂谷 dong1 fei1 da4 lie4 gu3
Great East African rift valley

东海大桥 東海大橋 dong1 hai3 da4 qiao2
Donghai Bridge, 32.5 km bridge between Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port

东海大学 東海大學 dong1 hai3 da4 xue2
Tunghai University (in Taichung, Taiwan)

东京大学 東京大學 dong1 jing1 da4 xue2
Tokyo University, Japan

东京帝国大学 東京帝國大學 dong1 jing1 di4 guo2 da4 xue2
Tokyo Imperial University (renamed Tokyo University after 1945)

东南大学 東南大學 dong1 nan2 da4 xue2
Southeast University

东吴大学 東吳大學 dong1 wu2 da4 xue2
Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC from 1900-1952); Soochow University (Taipei, Taiwan since 1954)

斗大 斗大 dou3 da4
huge

督察大队 督察大隊 du1 cha2 da4 dui4
censorship brigade (PRC)

对外经济贸易大学 對外經濟貿易大學 dui4 wai4 jing1 ji4 mao4 yi4 da4 xue2
University of International Business and Economics

蹲大牢 蹲大牢 dun1 da4 lao2
to be behind bars

多层大厦 多層大廈 duo1 ceng2 da4 sha4
multistory building

多大 多大 duo1 da4
how big; how much; how old etc

多大点事 多大點事 duo1 da4 dian3 shi4
trivial matter; Big deal!

鹅毛大雪 鵝毛大雪 e2 mao2 da4 xue3
goose feather snow (idiom); big heavy snow fall

恩比天大 恩比天大 en1 bi3 tian1 da4
to be as kind and benevolent as heaven (idiom)

二次大战 二次大戰 er4 ci4 da4 zhan4
World War Two

二次世界大战 二次世界大戰 er4 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4
World War Two

发扬光大 發揚光大 fa1 yang2 guang1 da4
to develop and promote; to carry forward; to bring to great height of development

法国大革命 法國大革命 fa3 guo2 da4 ge2 ming4
French Revolution (1789-1799)

法轮大法 法輪大法 fa3 lun2 da4 fa3
another name for 法輪功|法轮功

泛大陆 泛大陸 fan4 da4 lu4
Pangea (geology)

泛大洋 泛大洋 fan4 da4 yang2
Panthalassis (geology)

防卫大臣 防衛大臣 fang2 wei4 da4 chen2
minister of defense (esp. in Japan)

放长线钓大鱼 放長線釣大魚 fang4 chang2 xian4 diao4 da4 yu2
use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns

放大 放大 fang4 da4
to enlarge; to magnify

放大倍数 放大倍數 fang4 da4 bei4 shu4
magnifying power; magnification

放大镜 放大鏡 fang4 da4 jing4
magnifying glass

放大炮 放大炮 fang4 da4 pao4
to talk big; to shoot one's mouth off

放大片 放大片 fang4 da4 pian4
(Tw) cosmetic contact lens; big eye contact lens; circle contact lens

放大器 放大器 fang4 da4 qi4
amplifier

放大纸 放大紙 fang4 da4 zhi3
enlarging paper (photography); bromide paper

放声大哭 放聲大哭 fang4 sheng1 da4 ku1
to burst into tears; to sob loudly; to bawl

非国大 非國大 fei1 guo2 da4
African National Congress, ANC; abbr. for 非洲人國民大會|非洲人国民大会

菲律宾大学 菲律賓大學 fei1 lv4 bin1 da4 xue2
University of the Philippines

非洲大裂谷 非洲大裂谷 fei1 zhou1 da4 lie4 gu3
Great East African rift valley

非洲人国民大会 非洲人國民大會 fei1 zhou1 ren2 guo2 min2 da4 hui4
African National Congress, ANC

肥大 肥大 fei2 da4
loose fitting clothes; fat; stout; swelling (of internal organ); hypertrophy

肥头大耳 肥頭大耳 fei2 tou2 da4 er3
robust and prosperous (a compliment in former times); fat person (modern)

费尔马大定理 費爾馬大定理 fei4 er3 ma3 da4 ding4 li3
Fermat's last theorem

辅大 輔大 fu3 da4
abbr. for 輔仁大學|辅仁大学

辅仁大学 輔仁大學 fu3 ren2 da4 xue2
Fu Jen Catholic University of Peking (from 1925), forerunner of Beijing Normal University 北京師範大學|北京师范大学; Fu Jen Catholic University in New Taipei City, Taiwan

复大 復大 fu4 da4
Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 復旦大學|复旦大学

复旦大学 復旦大學 fu4 dan4 da4 xue2
Fudan University, Shanghai

富商大贾 富商大賈 fu4 shang1 da4 gu3
tycoon; magnate

港珠澳大桥 港珠澳大橋 gang3 zhu1 ao4 da4 qiao2
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau road bridge

高大 高大 gao1 da4
tall; lofty

高大上 高大上 gao1 da4 shang4
(slang) high-end, elegant, and classy; abbr. for 高端大氣上檔次|高端大气上档次

高丽八万大藏经 高麗八萬大藏經 gao1 li2 ba1 wan4 da4 zang4 jing1
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺 in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea

高丽大藏经 高麗大藏經 gao1 li2 da4 zang4 jing1
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in Haeinsa 海印寺 in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea

高楼大厦 高樓大廈 gao1 lou2 da4 sha4
tall buildings and large mansions; high-rise apartment building

哥大 哥大 ge1 da4
Columbia University (abbr.)

哥伦比亚大学 哥倫比亞大學 ge1 lun2 bi3 ya4 da4 xue2
Columbia University

哥斯大黎加 哥斯大黎加 ge1 si1 da4 li2 jia1
Costa Rica (Tw)

格林奈尔大学 格林奈爾大學 ge2 lin2 nai4 er3 da4 xue2
Grinnell College (private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, USA)

供大于求 供大於求 gong1 da4 yu2 qiu2
supply exceeds demand

工业大学 工業大學 gong1 ye4 da4 xue2
technical university; engineering college

公寓大楼 公寓大樓 gong1 yu4 da4 lou2
apartment building

共商大计 共商大計 gong4 shang1 da4 ji4
to discuss matters of vital importance

狗窦大开 狗竇大開 gou3 dou4 da4 kai1
dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)

购物大厦 購物大廈 gou4 wu4 da4 sha4
shopping mall

股东大会 股東大會 gu3 dong1 da4 hui4
general shareholders' meeting

股东特别大会 股東特別大會 gu3 dong1 te4 bie2 da4 hui4
special shareholders' meeting

顾全大局 顧全大局 gu4 quan2 da4 ju2
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all

关岛大学 關島大學 guan1 dao3 da4 xue2
University of Guam

关门大吉 關門大吉 guan1 men2 da4 ji2
to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)

光大 光大 guang1 da4
splendid; magnificent; abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行, China Everbright Bank

光禄大夫 光祿大夫 guang1 lu4 dai4 fu5
honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master"

光明正大 光明正大 guang1 ming2 zheng4 da4
(of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open

广大 廣大 guang3 da4
(of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale; widespread; (of people) numerous

广东海洋大学 廣東海洋大學 guang3 dong1 hai3 yang2 da4 xue2
Guangdong Ocean University

广东外语外贸大学 廣東外語外貿大學 guang3 dong1 wai4 yu3 wai4 mao4 da4 xue2
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

广州中医药大学 廣州中醫藥大學 guang3 zhou1 zhong1 yi1 yao4 da4 xue2
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

国大 國大 guo2 da4
abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during various periods between 1913 and 2005); abbr. for 新加坡國立大學|新加坡国立大学, National University of Singapore (NUS); abbr. for 印度國民大會黨|印度国民大会党, Indian National Congress (INC); abbr. for

国大党 國大黨 guo2 da4 dang3
Indian Congress party

国会大厦 國會大廈 guo2 hui4 da4 sha4
capitol

国际大赦 國際大赦 guo2 ji4 da4 she4
Amnesty International; same as 大赦國際

国立首尔大学 國立首爾大學 guo2 li4 shou3 er3 da4 xue2
Seoul National University SNU

国立台北科技大学 國立臺北科技大學 guo2 li4 tai2 bei3 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2
National Taipei University of Technology

国立台湾技术大学 國立臺灣技術大學 guo2 li4 tai2 wan1 ji4 shu4 da4 xue2
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

国立西南联合大学 國立西南聯合大學 guo2 li4 xi1 nan2 lian2 he2 da4 xue2
National Southwest Combined University (Peking, Tsinghua and Nankai Universities in exile in Kunming 1937-1945)

过而能改,善莫大焉 過而能改,善莫大焉 guo4 er2 neng2 gai3 - shan4 mo4 da4 yan1
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)

过站大厅 過站大廳 guo4 zhan4 da4 ting1
transit lounge

哈尔滨工业大学 哈爾濱工業大學 ha1 er3 bin1 gong1 ye4 da4 xue2
Harbin Institute of Technology

哈佛大学 哈佛大學 ha1 fo2 da4 xue2
Harvard University

哈哈大笑 哈哈大笑 ha1 ha1 da4 xiao4
to laugh heartily; to burst into loud laughter

海军大校 海軍大校 hai3 jun1 da4 xiao4
commodore (= US Navy equivalent)

海南大学 海南大學 hai3 nan2 da4 xue2
Hainan University

函大 函大 han2 da4
abbr. for 函授大學|函授大学, open university

函授大学 函授大學 han2 shou4 da4 xue2
open university

寒武纪大爆发 寒武紀大爆發 han2 wu3 ji4 da4 bao4 fa1
the Cambrian explosion

寒武纪生命大爆发 寒武紀生命大爆發 han2 wu3 ji4 sheng1 ming4 da4 bao4 fa1
the Cambrian explosion

汉语大词典 漢語大詞典 han4 yu3 da4 ci2 dian3
Hanyu Da Cidian, the most comprehensive Chinese dictionary with over 375,000 word entries, first published between 1986-1994

汉语大字典 漢語大字典 han4 yu3 da4 zi4 dian3
Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990

嚎啕大哭 嚎啕大哭 hao2 tao2 da4 ku1
to wail; to bawl (idiom)

浩大 浩大 hao4 da4
vast; great; large amount

好大喜功 好大喜功 hao4 da4 xi3 gong1
to rejoice in grandiose deeds; to strive to achieve extraordinary things

河北工业大学 河北工業大學 he2 bei3 gong1 ye4 da4 xue2
Hebei University of Technology

河北科技大学 河北科技大學 he2 bei3 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2
Hebei University of Science and Technology

核大国 核大國 he2 da4 guo2
a nuclear power (country)

合肥工业大学 合肥工業大學 he2 fei2 gong1 ye4 da4 xue2
Hefei University of Technology

哄堂大笑 哄堂大笑 hong1 tang2 da4 xiao4
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

宏大 宏大 hong2 da4
great; grand

鸿图大计 鴻圖大計 hong2 tu2 da4 ji4
important large scale project

湖南大学 湖南大學 hu2 nan2 da4 xue2
Hunan University

花大姐 花大姐 hua1 da4 jie3
common word for ladybug, more formally 瓢虫

花心大萝卜 花心大蘿蔔 hua1 xin1 da4 luo2 bo5
(coll.) womanizer; skirt-chaser

华东理工大学 華東理工大學 hua2 dong1 li3 gong1 da4 xue2
East China University of Science and Technology

华东师范大学 華東師範大學 hua2 dong1 shi1 fan4 da4 xue2
East China Normal University (ECNU)

华南理工大学 華南理工大學 hua2 nan2 li3 gong1 da4 xue2
South China University of Technology

华侨大学 華僑大學 hua2 qiao2 da4 xue2
Huaqiao University

华威大学 華威大學 hua2 wei1 da4 xue2
University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

黄大仙 黃大仙 huang2 da4 xian1
Wong Tai Sin district of Kowloon, Hong Kong

黄果树大瀑布 黃果樹大瀑布 huang2 guo3 shu4 da4 pu4 bu4
Huangguoshu falls, Anshun 安順|安顺, Guizhou

黄河大合唱 黃河大合唱 huang2 he2 da4 he2 chang4
Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海

恍然大悟 恍然大悟 huang3 ran2 da4 wu4
to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light

火大 火大 huo3 da4
to get mad; to be very angry

霍普金斯大学 霍普金斯大學 huo4 pu3 jin1 si1 da4 xue2
Johns Hopkins University

机场大厦 機場大廈 ji1 chang3 da4 sha4
airport terminal

机身宽大 機身寬大 ji1 shen1 kuan1 da4
wide body; wide-bodied (aircraft)

基因扩大 基因擴大 ji1 yin1 kuo4 da4
gene amplification

极大 極大 ji2 da4
maximum; enormous

吉大港 吉大港 ji2 da4 gang3
Chittagong (Bangladesh port city)

极大值 極大值 ji2 da4 zhi2
maximum value

吉林大学 吉林大學 ji2 lin2 da4 xue2
Jilin University

极为庞大 極為龐大 ji2 wei2 pang2 da4
monumental

暨大 暨大 ji4 da4
abbr. for Jinan University 暨南大學|暨南大学

暨南大学 暨南大學 ji4 nan2 da4 xue2
Jinan University in Guangdong Province, with 4 campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai

加大 加大 jia1 da4
to increase (e.g. one's effort)

加大力度 加大力度 jia1 da4 li4 du4
to try harder; to redouble one's efforts

加大努力 加大努力 jia1 da4 nu3 li4
to try harder; to redouble one's efforts

加大油门 加大油門 jia1 da4 you2 men2
to accelerate; to step on the gas

加利福尼亚大学 加利福尼亞大學 jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 da4 xue2
University of California

加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校 加利福尼亞大學洛杉磯分校 jia1 li4 fu2 ni2 ya4 da4 xue2 luo4 shan1 ji1 fen1 xiao4
UCLA

佳木斯大学 佳木斯大學 jia1 mu4 si1 da4 xue2
Jiamusi University (Heilongjiang)

加拿大 加拿大 jia1 na2 da4
Canada; Canadian

加拿大皇家 加拿大皇家 jia1 na2 da4 huang2 jia1
HMCS (Her Majesty's Canadian Ship); prefix for Canadian Navy Vessels

加拿大皇家海军 加拿大皇家海軍 jia1 na2 da4 huang2 jia1 hai3 jun1
Royal Canadian Navy RCN

加拿大太平洋铁路 加拿大太平洋鐵路 jia1 na2 da4 tai4 ping2 yang2 tie3 lu4
Canadian Pacific railway

加拿大雁 加拿大雁 jia1 na2 da4 yan4
(bird species of China) cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii)

嘉应大学 嘉應大學 jia1 ying1 da4 xue2
Jiaying University (Guangdong)

加州大学 加州大學 jia1 zhou1 da4 xue2
University of California; abbr. for 加利福尼亞大學|加利福尼亚大学

假大空 假大空 jia3 da4 kong1
empty words; bogus speech

剑桥大学 劍橋大學 jian4 qiao2 da4 xue2
University of Cambridge

江南大学 江南大學 jiang1 nan2 da4 xue2
Jiangnan University (Jiangsu Province)

江南四大才子 江南四大才子 jiang1 nan2 si4 da4 cai2 zi3
Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿

交大 交大 jiao1 da4
Jiaotong University; University of Communications; abbr. of 交通大學|交通大学

交通大学 交通大學 jiao1 tong1 da4 xue2
abbr. for 上海交通大學|上海交通大学 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 西安交通大學|西安交通大学 Xia'an Jiaotong University, 國立交通大學|国立交通大学 National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) etc

较大 較大 jiao4 da4
comparatively large

教廷大使 教廷大使 jiao4 ting2 da4 shi3
an ambassador of the church; an Apostolic Nuncio (from the Vatican)

教学大纲 教學大綱 jiao4 xue2 da4 gang1
course syllabus; class curriculum

教友大会 教友大會 jiao4 you3 da4 hui4
church conference

皆大欢喜 皆大歡喜 jie1 da4 huan1 xi3
As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare

皆大欢喜 皆大歡喜 jie1 da4 huan1 xi3
to everyone's delight and satisfaction

解大手 解大手 jie3 da4 shou3
(coll.) to defecate

金大中 金大中 jin1 da4 zhong1
Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000

金陵大学 金陵大學 jin1 ling2 da4 xue2
University of Nanking

金茂大厦 金茂大廈 jin1 mao4 da4 sha4
Jin Mao Tower, skyscraper in Shanghai

京杭大运河 京杭大運河 jing1 hang2 da4 yun4 he2
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC

久闻大名 久聞大名 jiu3 wen2 da4 ming2
your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)

久仰大名 久仰大名 jiu3 yang3 da4 ming2
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)

旧大陆 舊大陸 jiu4 da4 lu4
the Old World; Eurasia as opposed to the New World 新大陸|新大陆 or the Americas

居鲁士大帝 居魯士大帝 ju1 lu3 shi4 da4 di4
Cyrus the Great (ca. 600-530 BC), the founder of the Persian Empire and the conqueror of Babylon

巨大 巨大 ju4 da4
huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous

巨大影响 巨大影響 ju4 da4 ying3 xiang3
huge influence

绝大部分 絕大部分 jue2 da4 bu4 fen5
overwhelming majority

绝大多数 絕大多數 jue2 da4 duo1 shu4
absolute majority; overwhelming majority

绝对大多数 絕對大多數 jue2 dui4 da4 duo1 shu4
an absolute majority; an overwhelming majority

军事核大国 軍事核大國 jun1 shi4 he2 da4 guo2
military nuclear power

卡内基梅隆大学 卡內基梅隆大學 ka3 nei4 ji1 mei2 long2 da4 xue2
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

开大油门 開大油門 kai1 da4 you2 men2
to open the throttle; to accelerate; to let her rip

开罗大学 開羅大學 kai1 luo2 da4 xue2
Cairo University

开业大吉 開業大吉 kai1 ye4 da4 ji2
celebration on opening a business

坎大哈 坎大哈 kan3 da4 ha1
Kandahar (town in Southern Afghanistan)

坎大哈省 坎大哈省 kan3 da4 ha1 sheng3
Kandahar province of Afghanistan

砍大山 砍大山 kan3 da4 shan1
to chat (1980s Beijing slang); to chew the fat

侃大山 侃大山 kan3 da4 shan1
to chatter idly; to gossip; to boast or brag

康奈尔大学 康奈爾大學 kang1 nai4 er3 da4 xue2
Cornell University

康庄大道 康莊大道 kang1 zhuang1 da4 dao4
broad and open road (idiom); fig. brilliant future prospects

科技大学 科技大學 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2
university of science and technology

科罗拉多大峡谷 科羅拉多大峽谷 ke1 luo2 la1 duo1 da4 xia2 gu3
the Grand Canyon (Colorado)

空心大老官 空心大老官 kong1 xin1 da4 lao3 guan1
fake important personage; sham

空心老大 空心老大 kong1 xin1 lao3 da4
pretentious and vacuous person

苦大仇深 苦大仇深 ku3 da4 chou2 shen1
great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom); deeply ingrained long-standing resentment

夸大 誇大 kua1 da4
to exaggerate

夸大其词 誇大其詞 kua1 da4 qi2 ci2
to exaggerate

夸大之词 誇大之詞 kua1 da4 zhi1 ci2
hyperbole; exaggeration

跨海大桥 跨海大橋 kua4 hai3 da4 qiao2
bay bridge (elevated bridge across stretch of water)

快乐大本营 快樂大本營 kuai4 le4 da4 ben3 ying2
Happy Camp (PRC TV series)

宽大 寬大 kuan1 da4
spacious; wide; lenient

宽大仁爱 寬大仁愛 kuan1 da4 ren2 ai4
tolerant and lenient (idiom)

宽大为怀 寬大為懷 kuan1 da4 wei2 huai2
magnanimous (idiom); generous

宽宏大度 寬宏大度 kuan1 hong2 da4 du4
magnanimous; generous; broad-minded

宽洪大度 寬洪大度 kuan1 hong2 da4 du4
magnanimous; generous; broad-minded

宽宏大量 寬宏大量 kuan1 hong2 da4 liang4
magnanimous (idiom); generous

宽洪大量 寬洪大量 kuan1 hong2 da4 liang4
magnanimous; generous; broad-minded

狂妄自大 狂妄自大 kuang2 wang4 zi4 da4
arrogant and conceited

扩大 擴大 kuo4 da4
to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope

扩大化 擴大化 kuo4 da4 hua4
to extend the scope; to exaggerate

扩大再生产 擴大再生產 kuo4 da4 zai4 sheng1 chan3
to expand production; to reproduce on an extended scale

拉扯大 拉扯大 la1 che5 da4
(coll.) to bring up; to rear; to raise

拉大旗作虎皮 拉大旗作虎皮 la1 da4 qi2 zuo4 hu3 pi2
lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom); fig. to borrow sb's prestige; to take the name of a great cause as a shield

拉大条 拉大條 la1 da4 tiao2
to defecate (slang)

拉夫堡大学 拉夫堡大學 la1 fu1 bao3 da4 xue2
Loughborough University

拉大便 拉大便 la4 da4 bian4
to poop; to defecate

莱顿大学 萊頓大學 lai2 dun4 da4 xue2
University of Leiden

莱斯大学 萊斯大學 lai2 si1 da4 xue2
Rice University (Houston, Texas)

蓝大翅鸲 藍大翅鴝 lan2 da4 chi4 qu2
(bird species of China) grandala (Grandala coelicolor)

兰州大学 蘭州大學 lan2 zhou1 da4 xue2
Lanzhou University

老大 老大 lao3 da4
old age; very; eldest child in a family; leader of a group; boss; captain of a boat; leader of a criminal gang

老大哥 老大哥 lao3 da4 ge1
big brother

老大妈 老大媽 lao3 da4 ma1
"Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)

老大娘 老大娘 lao3 da4 niang2
old lady; Madam (polite address)

老大徒伤悲 老大徒傷悲 lao3 da4 tu2 shang1 bei1
vain regrets of old age (idiom)

老大爷 老大爺 lao3 da4 ye2
uncle; grandpa

老鼠拖木锨,大头在后头 老鼠拖木鍁,大頭在後頭 lao3 shu3 tuo1 mu4 xian1 - da4 tou2 zai4 hou4 tou5
when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second; the tip of the iceberg; the cockroach principle

雷大雨小 雷大雨小 lei2 da4 yu3 xiao3
lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action; his bark is worse than his bite

雷声大,雨点小 雷聲大,雨點小 lei2 sheng1 da4 - yu3 dian3 xiao3
loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action; action speaks louder than words; his bite is worse than his bark

磊落大方 磊落大方 lei3 luo4 da4 fang1
to be generous in the extreme (idiom)

离港大厅 離港大廳 li2 gang3 da4 ting1
departure lounge

李大钊 李大釗 li3 da4 zhao1
Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party

理工大学 理工大學 li3 gong1 da4 xue2
University of Science and Engineering; also sometimes Institute of Technology

力大无比 力大無比 li4 da4 wu2 bi3
having matchless strength

力大无穷 力大無窮 li4 da4 wu2 qiong2
extraordinary strength; super strong; strong as an ox

联大 聯大 lian2 da4
abbr. for 聯合國大會|联合国大会, United Nations General Assembly; abbr. for 國立西南聯合大學|国立西南联合大学, National Southwest Combined University

联合古大陆 聯合古大陸 lian2 he2 gu3 da4 lu4
Pangea or Pangaea

联合国大会 聯合國大會 lian2 he2 guo2 da4 hui4
United Nations General Assembly

脸大 臉大 lian3 da4
bold; unafraid

辽宁大学 遼寧大學 liao2 ning2 da4 xue2
Liaoning University

猎户座大星云 獵戶座大星雲 lie4 hu4 zuo4 da4 xing1 yun2
the Great Nebula in Orion M42

林克平大学 林克平大學 lin2 ke4 ping2 da4 xue2
Linköping University, Sweden

林阴大道 林陰大道 lin2 yin1 da4 dao4
boulevard; tree-lined avenue

林荫大道 林蔭大道 lin2 yin4 da4 dao4
see 林陰大道|林阴大道

溜之大吉 溜之大吉 liu1 zhi1 da4 ji2
to steal away; to beat it

流动性大沙漠 流動性大沙漠 liu2 dong4 xing4 da4 sha1 mo4
shifting sand dunes

刘姥姥进大观园 劉姥姥進大觀園 liu2 lao3 lao5 jin4 da4 guan1 yuan2
Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens; (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings

六朝四大家 六朝四大家 liu4 chao2 si4 da4 jia1
Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴, Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之, Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微 and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇

龙头老大 龍頭老大 long2 tou2 lao3 da4
big boss; leader of a group; dominant (position)

露天大戏院 露天大戲院 lu4 tian1 da4 xi4 yuan4
open-air amphitheater

伦敦大学学院 倫敦大學學院 lun2 dun1 da4 xue2 xue2 yuan4
University College, London

伦敦大学亚非学院 倫敦大學亞非學院 lun2 dun1 da4 xue2 ya4 fei1 xue2 yuan4
London University School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

罗格斯大学 羅格斯大學 luo2 ge2 si1 da4 xue2
Rutgers University (New Jersey)

骡马大车 騾馬大車 luo2 ma3 da4 che1
mule and horse carts

落落大方 落落大方 luo4 luo4 da4 fang1
(of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained

旅大 旅大 lv3 da4
Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 port and Dalian city 大連|大连, Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省

旅大市 旅大市 lv3 da4 shi4
former name of Dalian city 大連|大连 incorporating Lüshun 旅順|旅顺

旅大租地条约 旅大租地條約 lv3 da4 zu1 di4 tiao2 yue1
unequal treaty of 1898 whereby the Qing dynasty ceded the lease of Lüshun (Port Arthur) to Russia

麻痹大意 麻痺大意 ma2 bi4 da4 yi4
unwary; negligent

马大 馬大 ma3 da4
Martha (biblical name)

马大哈 馬大哈 ma3 da4 ha1
a careless person; scatterbrain; frivolous and forgetful; abbr. for 馬馬虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈|马马虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈

马尼拉大学 馬尼拉大學 ma3 ni2 la1 da4 xue2
University of Manila

瞒天大谎 瞞天大謊 man2 tian1 da4 huang3
enormous lie; whopper

满头大汗 滿頭大汗 man3 tou2 da4 han4
brow beaded with sweat; perspiring freely

冒大不韪 冒大不韙 mao4 da4 bu4 wei3
to face opprobrium (idiom)

冒天下之大不韪 冒天下之大不韙 mao4 tian1 xia4 zhi1 da4 bu4 wei3
see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪

没大改变 沒大改變 mei2 da4 gai3 bian4
not significantly changed

没大没小 沒大沒小 mei2 da4 mei2 xiao3
impolite; cheeky; impudent

美洲大陆 美洲大陸 mei3 zhou1 da4 lu4
the Americas; North and South American continents

蒙大拿 蒙大拿 meng2 da4 na2
Montana, US state

蒙大拿州 蒙大拿州 meng2 da4 na2 zhou1
Montana, US state

蒙古大夫 蒙古大夫 meng3 gu3 dai4 fu5
(coll.) quack (doctor); charlatan

弥天大谎 彌天大謊 mi2 tian1 da4 huang3
a pack of lies (idiom)

密歇根大学 密歇根大學 mi4 xie1 gen1 da4 xue2
University of Michigan

民族大迁徙 民族大遷徙 min2 zu2 da4 qian1 xi3
great migration of peoples

民族大学 民族大學 min2 zu2 da4 xue2
University for Nationalities (university of ethnic studies)

名山大川 名山大川 ming2 shan1 da4 chuan1
famous mountains and great rivers

酩酊大醉 酩酊大醉 ming3 ding3 da4 zui4
dead drunk; as drunk as a lord

模拟放大器 模擬放大器 mo2 ni3 fang4 da4 qi4
analog amplifier

摩天大楼 摩天大樓 mo2 tian1 da4 lou2
skyscraper

摩天大厦 摩天大廈 mo2 tian1 da4 sha4
skyscraper

莫大 莫大 mo4 da4
greatest; most important

拿大 拿大 na2 da4
to put on airs; self-important; high and mighty

拿大顶 拿大頂 na2 da4 ding3
to do a handstand

南澳大利亚州 南澳大利亞州 nan2 ao4 da4 li4 ya4 zhou1
South Australia, Australian state

南大 南大 nan2 da4
Nanjing University, NJU; abbr. for 南京大學|南京大学

南京大屠杀 南京大屠殺 nan2 jing1 da4 tu2 sha1
the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38

南京大屠杀事件 南京大屠殺事件 nan2 jing1 da4 tu2 sha1 shi4 jian4
The Rape of Nanking (1997 documentary book by Iris Chang 張純如|张纯如)

南京大学 南京大學 nan2 jing1 da4 xue2
Nanjing University, NJU

南京理工大学 南京理工大學 nan2 jing1 li3 gong1 da4 xue2
Nanjing University of Science and Technology

南京农业大学 南京農業大學 nan2 jing1 nong2 ye4 da4 xue2
Nanjing Agricultural University

南京邮电大学 南京郵電大學 nan2 jing1 you2 dian4 da4 xue2
Nanjing Post and Communications University

南开大学 南開大學 nan2 kai1 da4 xue2
Nankai University (Tianjin)

南亚大草莺 南亞大草鶯 nan2 ya4 da4 cao3 ying1
(bird species of China) Indian grassbird (Graminicola bengalensis)

南洋理工大学 南洋理工大學 nan2 yang2 li3 gong1 da4 xue2
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

男子汉大丈夫 男子漢大丈夫 nan2 zi3 han4 da4 zhang4 fu5
(coll.) he-man

内阁总理大臣 內閣總理大臣 nei4 ge2 zong3 li3 da4 chen2
formal title of the Japanese prime minister

内蒙古大学 內蒙古大學 nei4 meng3 gu3 da4 xue2
Inner Mongolia University

拟大朱雀 擬大朱雀 ni3 da4 zhu1 que4
(bird species of China) streaked rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)

年度大会 年度大會 nian2 du4 da4 hui4
annual meeting; annual general meeting (AGM)

年度股东大会 年度股東大會 nian2 du4 gu3 dong1 da4 hui4
annual shareholders' meeting

牛津大学 牛津大學 niu2 jin1 da4 xue2
University of Oxford

纽约大学 紐約大學 niu3 yue1 da4 xue2
New York University

纽约帝国大厦 紐約帝國大廈 niu3 yue1 di4 guo2 da4 sha4
Empire State Building

浓眉大眼 濃眉大眼 nong2 mei2 da4 yan3
thick eyebrows and big eyes

怒江大峡谷 怒江大峽谷 nu4 jiang1 da4 xia2 gu3
the Grand Canyon of the Nujiang river in Tibet and Yunnan

女大不中留 女大不中留 nv3 da4 bu4 zhong1 liu2
when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)

女大十八变 女大十八變 nv3 da4 shi2 ba1 bian4
lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom); fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was

女皇大学 女皇大學 nv3 huang2 da4 xue2
Queen's University (Belfast)

欧亚大陆 歐亞大陸 ou1 ya4 da4 lu4
Eurasia

欧洲大陆 歐洲大陸 ou1 zhou1 da4 lu4
continent of Europe

欧洲歌唱大赛 歐洲歌唱大賽 ou1 zhou1 ge1 chang4 da4 sai4
Eurovision Song Contest

派克大衣 派克大衣 pai4 ke4 da4 yi1
parka jacket (loanword)

滂沱大雨 滂沱大雨 pang1 tuo2 da4 yu3
torrents of rain (idiom)

庞大 龐大 pang2 da4
huge; enormous; tremendous

庞然大物 龐然大物 pang2 ran2 da4 wu4
huge monster; colossus

胖大海 胖大海 pang4 da4 hai3
malva nut; seed of Sterculia lychnophora

捧腹大笑 捧腹大笑 peng3 fu4 da4 xiao4
uproarious; hilarious; to split one's sides laughing; lit. to hold one's belly with both hands

蚍蜉撼大树 蚍蜉撼大樹 pi2 fu2 han4 da4 shu4
lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom); fig. to overrate one's own strength; also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树

瓢泼大雨 瓢潑大雨 piao2 po1 da4 yu3
downpour (idiom)

撇大条 撇大條 pie3 da4 tiao2
(slang) to take a dump

平型关大捷 平型關大捷 ping2 xing2 guan1 da4 jie2
victory of Pingxingguan pass, famous victory of Republican Chinese forces over the Japanese in Sep 1937

破口大骂 破口大罵 po4 kou3 da4 ma4
to abuse roundly

普渡大学 普渡大學 pu3 du4 da4 xue2
Purdue University

普林斯吨大学 普林斯噸大學 pu3 lin2 si1 dun1 da4 xue2
Princeton University

普林斯顿大学 普林斯頓大學 pu3 lin2 si1 dun4 da4 xue2
Princeton University

普罗大众 普羅大眾 pu3 luo2 da4 zhong4
proletariat; abbr. for 普羅列塔利亞|普罗列塔利亚 plus masses; also written 無產階級|无产阶级 in PRC Marxist theory

七大工业国集团 七大工業國集團 qi1 da4 gong1 ye4 guo2 ji2 tuan2
G7, the group of 7 industrialized countries: US, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Canada (now G8, including Russia)

奇耻大辱 奇恥大辱 qi2 chi3 da4 ru3
extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom)

齐大非偶 齊大非偶 qi2 da4 fei1 ou3
too rich to be a good match (in marriage) (idiom)

齐大非耦 齊大非耦 qi2 da4 fei1 ou3
variant of 齊大非偶|齐大非偶

齐天大圣 齊天大聖 qi2 tian1 da4 sheng4
Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空 in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

前程远大 前程遠大 qian2 cheng2 yuan3 da4
to have a future full of promise

前大灯 前大燈 qian2 da4 deng1
headlight

乾嘉三大家 乾嘉三大家 qian2 jia1 san1 da4 jia1
Three great poets of the Qianlong and Jiaqing era (1735-1820), namely: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼

强大 強大 qiang2 da4
large; formidable; powerful; strong

敲大背 敲大背 qiao1 da4 bei4
to have sex with a prostitute

乔治城大学 喬治城大學 qiao2 zhi4 cheng2 da4 xue2
Georgetown University in Washington D.C., famous as quality Jesuit university and for its basketball team

亲善大使 親善大使 qin1 shan4 da4 shi3
goodwill ambassador

清仓大甩卖 清倉大甩賣 qing1 cang1 da4 shuai3 mai4
clearance sale; fire sale

清华大学 清華大學 qing1 hua2 da4 xue2
Tsinghua or Qinghua University, Beijing; National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

青马大桥 青馬大橋 qing1 ma3 da4 qiao2
Tsing Ma bridge (to Hong Kong airport)

倾盆大雨 傾盆大雨 qing1 pen2 da4 yu3
a downpour; rain bucketing down; fig. to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study)

青天大老爷 青天大老爺 qing1 tian1 da4 lao3 ye5
(coll.) just and incorruptible official

庆大霉素 慶大霉素 qing4 da4 mei2 su4
gentamycin (antibiotic)

区分大小写 區分大小寫 qu1 fen1 da4 xiao3 xie3
case sensitive; distinguishing capitals from lower case letters

全国大会党 全國大會黨 quan2 guo2 da4 hui4 dang3
National Congress Party (Sudan)

全国代表大会 全國代表大會 quan2 guo2 dai4 biao3 da4 hui4
national general congress; Communist party national congress, in recent times every five years

全国人大 全國人大 quan2 guo2 ren2 da4
abbr. for 全國人大會議|全国人大会议, National People's Congress (NPC)

全国人大常委会 全國人大常委會 quan2 guo2 ren2 da4 chang2 wei3 hui4
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (abbr. of 全國人民代表大會常務委員會|全国人民代表大会常务委员会)

全国人大会议 全國人大會議 quan2 guo2 ren2 da4 hui4 yi4
National People's Congress (NPC)

全国人民代表大会 全國人民代表大會 quan2 guo2 ren2 min2 dai4 biao3 da4 hui4
(Chinese) National People's Congress; abbr. to 人大

全国人民代表大会常务委员会 全國人民代表大會常務委員會 quan2 guo2 ren2 min2 dai4 biao3 da4 hui4 chang2 wu4 wei3 yuan2 hui4
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

全权大使 全權大使 quan2 quan2 da4 shi3
plenipotentiary ambassador

群众大会 群眾大會 qun2 zhong4 da4 hui4
mass rally

人大 人大 ren2 da4
(Chinese) National People's Congress; abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会

人高马大 人高馬大 ren2 gao1 ma3 da4
tall and strong

人民大会堂 人民大會堂 ren2 min2 da4 hui4 tang2
the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

荣禄大夫 榮祿大夫 rong2 lu4 da4 fu1
a rank in government service

偌大 偌大 ruo4 da4
so big; such a big

三大纪律八项注意 三大紀律八項注意 san1 da4 ji4 lv4 ba1 xiang4 zhu4 yi4
the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime

三官大帝 三官大帝 san1 guan1 da4 di4
the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)

三峡大坝 三峽大壩 san1 xia2 da4 ba4
Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River

傻大个 傻大個 sha3 da4 ge4
idiot; blockhead; clod; oaf

傻大个儿 傻大個兒 sha3 da4 ge4 er5
stupid great hulk of a man

山东大学 山東大學 shan1 dong1 da4 xue2
Shandong University

山东科技大学 山東科技大學 shan1 dong1 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2
Shandong University of Science and Technology

山西大学 山西大學 shan1 xi1 da4 xue2
Shanxi University

山中无老虎,猴子称大王 山中無老虎,猴子稱大王 shan1 zhong1 wu2 lao3 hu3 - hou2 zi5 cheng1 dai4 wang5
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king

陕西大地震 陝西大地震 shan3 xi1 da4 di4 zhen4
the great Shaanxi earthquake of 2nd February 1556 that killed 830,000 people

陕西科技大学 陝西科技大學 shan3 xi1 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2
Shaanxi University of Science and Technology

陕西师范大学 陝西師範大學 shan3 xi1 shi1 fan4 da4 xue2
Shaanxi Normal University

汕头大学 汕頭大學 shan4 tou2 da4 xue2
Shantou University

上海财经大学 上海財經大學 shang4 hai3 cai2 jing1 da4 xue2
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)

上海大剧院 上海大劇院 shang4 hai3 da4 ju4 yuan4
Shanghai Grand Theater

上海大学 上海大學 shang4 hai3 da4 xue2
Shanghai University

上海第二医科大学 上海第二醫科大學 shang4 hai3 di4 er4 yi1 ke1 da4 xue2
Shanghai Second Medical University

上海交通大学 上海交通大學 shang4 hai3 jiao1 tong1 da4 xue2
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

上海外国语大学 上海外國語大學 shang4 hai3 wai4 guo2 yu3 da4 xue2
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)

上海医科大学 上海醫科大學 shang4 hai3 yi1 ke1 da4 xue2
Shanghai Medical University

少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲 少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲 shao4 zhuang4 bu4 nu3 li4 - lao3 da4 tu2 shang1 bei1
if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age

摄护腺肿大 攝護腺腫大 she4 hu4 xian4 zhong3 da4
benign prostate hypertrophy; enlargement of prostate

身高马大 身高馬大 shen1 gao1 ma3 da4
tall; huge

深明大义 深明大義 shen1 ming2 da4 yi4
to have a high notion of one's duty; to be highly principled

神经大条 神經大條 shen2 jing1 da4 tiao2
thick-skinned; insensitive

神通广大 神通廣大 shen2 tong1 guang3 da4
to possess great magical power; to possess remarkable abilities

声名大噪 聲名大噪 sheng1 ming2 da4 zao4
to rise to fame

声名大震 聲名大震 sheng1 ming2 da4 zhen4
to create a sensation

生杀大权 生殺大權 sheng1 sha1 da4 quan2
life-and-death power; ultimate power

生物大灭绝 生物大滅絕 sheng1 wu4 da4 mie4 jue2
great extinction of species

圣伯多禄大殿 聖伯多祿大殿 sheng4 bo2 duo1 lu4 da4 dian4
St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

盛大 盛大 sheng4 da4
grand; majestic; magnificent; Shanda Entertainment (PRC computer game company)

圣大非 聖大非 sheng4 da4 fei1
Santa Fe

盛大舞会 盛大舞會 sheng4 da4 wu3 hui4
grand ball

圣索非亚大教堂 聖索非亞大教堂 sheng4 suo3 fei1 ya4 da4 jiao4 tang2
Hagia Sophia (the main cathedral of Constantinople, subsequently the major mosque of Istanbul)

师大 師大 shi1 da4
abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学, normal university; teacher-training college

师范大学 師範大學 shi1 fan4 da4 xue2
normal university; teacher-training college

石沉大海 石沉大海 shi2 chen2 da4 hai3
lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom); fig. to elicit no response

十大神兽 十大神獸 shi2 da4 shen2 shou4
the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship)

时大时小 時大時小 shi2 da4 shi2 xiao3
sometimes big, sometimes small; varying

石投大海 石投大海 shi2 tou2 da4 hai3
to disappear like a stone dropped into the sea; to vanish forever without trace

史丹福大学 史丹福大學 shi3 dan1 fu2 da4 xue2
Stanford University

士大夫 士大夫 shi4 da4 fu1
scholar officials

世界大战 世界大戰 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4
world war

世界维吾尔代表大会 世界維吾爾代表大會 shi4 jie4 wei2 wu2 er3 dai4 biao3 da4 hui4
World Uighur Congress

世界卫生大会 世界衛生大會 shi4 jie4 wei4 sheng1 da4 hui4
World Health Assembly

世贸大厦 世貿大廈 shi4 mao4 da4 sha4
World Trade Center

世贸中心大楼 世貿中心大樓 shi4 mao4 zhong1 xin1 da4 lou2
World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)

事无大小 事無大小 shi4 wu2 da4 xiao3
see 事無巨細|事无巨细

世宗大王 世宗大王 shi4 zong1 da4 wang2
Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented

首都经济贸易大学 首都經濟貿易大學 shou3 du1 jing1 ji4 mao4 yi4 da4 xue2
Capital University of Economics and Business (Beijing)

首都经贸大学 首都經貿大學 shou3 du1 jing1 mao4 da4 xue2
Capital University of Business and Economics, Beijing

首尔国立大学 首爾國立大學 shou3 er3 guo2 li4 da4 xue2
Seoul National University (SNU or Seoul National), Korea

首席大法官 首席大法官 shou3 xi2 da4 fa3 guan1
Chief Justice (of US Supreme Court)

售票大厅 售票大廳 shou4 piao4 da4 ting1
ticket office

疏忽大意 疏忽大意 shu1 hu5 da4 yi4
oversight; negligence; careless; negligent; not concentrating on the main point

树大招风 樹大招風 shu4 da4 zhao1 feng1
lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom); fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism

竖起大拇指 豎起大拇指 shu4 qi3 da4 mu5 zhi3
to give a thumbs-up; to express one's approval

双龙大裂谷 雙龍大裂谷 shuang1 long2 da4 lie4 gu3
Shuanglong ravine in Mt Xiong'er national geological park 熊耳山, Zaozhuang 棗莊|枣庄, Shandong

硕大 碩大 shuo4 da4
big; huge; massive

硕大无朋 碩大無朋 shuo4 da4 wu2 peng2
immense; enormous

斯大林 斯大林 si1 da4 lin2
Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator

斯大林格勒 斯大林格勒 si1 da4 lin2 ge2 le4
Stalingrad, former name of Volvograd 伏爾加格勒|伏尔加格勒 (1925-1961)

斯大林格勒会战 斯大林格勒會戰 si1 da4 lin2 ge2 le4 hui4 zhan4
Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943); also called 斯大林格勒戰役|斯大林格勒战役

斯大林格勒战役 斯大林格勒戰役 si1 da4 lin2 ge2 le4 zhan4 yi4
Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed to take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces

斯大林主义 斯大林主義 si1 da4 lin2 zhu3 yi4
Stalinism

斯事体大 斯事體大 si1 shi4 ti3 da4
see 茲事體大|兹事体大

斯坦佛大学 斯坦佛大學 si1 tan3 fo2 da4 xue2
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California

斯坦福大学 斯坦福大學 si1 tan3 fu2 da4 xue2
Stanford University

四川大地震 四川大地震 si4 chuan1 da4 di4 zhen4
Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

四川大学 四川大學 si4 chuan1 da4 xue2
Sichuan University

四川外国语大学 四川外國語大學 si4 chuan1 wai4 guo2 yu3 da4 xue2
Sichuan International Studies University (SISU)

四大 四大 si4 da4
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放, 大辯論|大辩论, 大字報|大字报 (PRC)

四大发明 四大發明 si4 da4 fa1 ming2
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder

四大佛教名山 四大佛教名山 si4 da4 fo2 jiao4 ming2 shan1
Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang

四大皆空 四大皆空 si4 da4 jie1 kong1
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom); this world is an illusion

四大美女 四大美女 si4 da4 mei3 nv3
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环

四大名著 四大名著 si4 da4 ming2 zhu4
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传, Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

四大盆地 四大盆地 si4 da4 pen2 di4
four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地

四大石窟 四大石窟 si4 da4 shi2 ku1
the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟 at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟 at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟 at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟 at Tianshui, Gansu

四大天王 四大天王 si4 da4 tian1 wang2
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra); the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha

四大须生 四大鬚生 si4 da4 xu1 sheng1
Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯

四氢大麻酚 四氫大麻酚 si4 qing1 da4 ma2 fen1
Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC

宋四大书 宋四大書 song4 si4 da4 shu1
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華

苏州大学 蘇州大學 su1 zhou1 da4 xue2
Suzhou or Soochow University (Suzhou, PRC since 1986)

随大流 隨大流 sui2 da4 liu2
to follow the crowd; going with the tide

孙大圣 孫大聖 sun1 da4 sheng4
Great-Sage Sun; Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空

索邦大学 索邦大學 suo3 bang1 da4 xue2
Université Paris IV; the Sorbonne

台大 臺大 tai2 da4
abbr. for 臺灣大學|台湾大学

台湾大学 臺灣大學 tai2 wan1 da4 xue2
National Taiwan University; abbr. to 臺大|台大

泰西大儒 泰西大儒 tai4 xi1 da4 ru2
Great European Scholar (honorific title of Matteo Ricci)

贪小失大 貪小失大 tan1 xiao3 shi1 da4
penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)

唐初四大家 唐初四大家 tang2 chu1 si4 da4 jia1
Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang; refers to Yu Shi'nan 虞世南, Ouyang Xun 陽歐詢|欧阳询, Chu Suiliang 褚遂良 and Xue Ji 薛稷

唐山大地震 唐山大地震 tang2 shan1 da4 di4 zhen4
Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976)

唐宋八大家 唐宋八大家 tang2 song4 ba1 da4 jia1
Eight Giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动, namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈, Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元, Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修, the Three Su father and sons 三蘇|三苏, Wang Anshi 王安石, Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩

饕餮大餐 饕餮大餐 tao1 tie4 da4 can1
great meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet

特大号 特大號 te4 da4 hao4
jumbo; king-sized

体大思精 體大思精 ti3 da4 si1 jing1
extensive and penetrating (idiom); expansive and profound (of writing)

天大 天大 tian1 da4
gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous

天津大学 天津大學 tian1 jin1 da4 xue2
Tianjin University

天津外国语大学 天津外國語大學 tian1 jin1 wai4 guo2 yu3 da4 xue2
Tianjin Foreign Studies University

天文学大成 天文學大成 tian1 wen2 xue2 da4 cheng2
the Almagest by Ptolemy

天下大乱 天下大亂 tian1 xia4 da4 luan4
the whole country in rebellion

条条大路通罗马 條條大路通羅馬 tiao2 tiao2 da4 lu4 tong1 luo2 ma3
all roads lead to Rome; use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)

挑大梁 挑大梁 tiao3 da4 liang2
to play a leading role; to bear a heavy responsibility

帖木儿大汗 帖木兒大汗 tie1 mu4 er2 da4 han2
Timur or Tamerlane (1336-1405), Mongol emperor and conqueror

同花大顺 同花大順 tong2 hua1 da4 shun4
royal flush (poker)

同济大学 同濟大學 tong2 ji4 da4 xue2
Tongji University

同济医科大学 同濟醫科大學 tong2 ji4 yi1 ke1 da4 xue2
Tongji Medical College

头大 頭大 tou2 da4
to have a big head; (fig.) to get a headache; one's head is swimming

屯特大学 屯特大學 tun2 te4 da4 xue2
University of Twente

外交大臣 外交大臣 wai4 jiao1 da4 chen2
Foreign Secretary; (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

完事大吉 完事大吉 wan2 shi4 da4 ji2
everything is finished (idiom); And there you are!

万事大吉 萬事大吉 wan4 shi4 da4 ji2
everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world

妄自尊大 妄自尊大 wang4 zi4 zun1 da4
ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance

伟大 偉大 wei3 da4
huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)

尾大不掉 尾大不掉 wei3 da4 bu4 diao4
large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy; fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates

蔚为大观 蔚為大觀 wei4 wei2 da4 guan1
to afford a magnificent sight (idiom); enchanting

文化大革命 文化大革命 wen2 hua4 da4 ge2 ming4
Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)

文件大小 文件大小 wen2 jian4 da4 xiao3
file size

汶川大地震 汶川大地震 wen4 chuan1 da4 di4 zhen4
Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

卧龙大熊猫保护区 臥龍大熊貓保護區 wo4 long2 da4 xiong2 mao1 bao3 hu4 qu1
Wolong giant panda nature reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan

无大无小 無大無小 wu2 da4 wu2 xiao3
no matter how big or small; not distinguishing junior and senior

无伤大雅 無傷大雅 wu2 shang1 da4 ya3
(of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom); harmless

五大湖 五大湖 wu3 da4 hu2
Great Lakes; the five north American Great Lakes

五大连池 五大連池 wu3 da4 lian2 chi2
Wudalianchi county level city in Heihe 黑河, Heilongjiang

五大连池市 五大連池市 wu3 da4 lian2 chi2 shi4
Wudalianchi county level city in Heihe 黑河, Heilongjiang

五大名山 五大名山 wu3 da4 ming2 shan1
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山 in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan

五大洲 五大洲 wu3 da4 zhou1
five continents; the whole world

武汉大学 武漢大學 wu3 han4 da4 xue2
Wuhan University

五花大绑 五花大綁 wu3 hua1 da4 bang3
to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck; to truss up

五角大楼 五角大樓 wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2
the Pentagon

西安电子科技大学 西安電子科技大學 xi1 an1 dian4 zi3 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2
Xidian University

西安交通大学 西安交通大學 xi1 an1 jiao1 tong1 da4 xue2
Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU)

西安外国语大学 西安外國語大學 xi1 an1 wai4 guo2 yu3 da4 xue2
Xi'an International Studies University (XISU)

西澳大利亚 西澳大利亞 xi1 ao4 da4 li4 ya4
Western Australia, Australian state

西澳大利亚州 西澳大利亞州 xi1 ao4 da4 li4 ya4 zhou1
Western Australia, Australian state

西北大学 西北大學 xi1 bei3 da4 xue2
Northwest University

西北工业大学 西北工業大學 xi1 bei3 gong1 ye4 da4 xue2
Northwestern Polytechnical University

西北农林科技大学 西北農林科技大學 xi1 bei3 nong2 lin2 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2
North West Agriculture and Forestry University

希伯莱大学 希伯萊大學 xi1 bo2 lai2 da4 xue2
the Hebrew University, Jerusalem

西南大学 西南大學 xi1 nan2 da4 xue2
Southwest University (Chongqing)

西南交通大学 西南交通大學 xi1 nan2 jiao1 tong1 da4 xue2
Southwest Jiaotong University

习大大 習大大 xi2 da4 da4
Papa Xi, nickname for Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平

喜大普奔 喜大普奔 xi3 da4 pu3 ben1
(of news etc) so thrilling that everyone is rejoicing and spreading the word (Internet slang); acronym from 喜聞樂見|喜闻乐见, 大快人心, 普天同慶|普天同庆 and 奔走相告

细大不捐 細大不捐 xi4 da4 bu4 juan1
not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom); all-embracing

系列放大器 系列放大器 xi4 lie4 fang4 da4 qi4
series amplifier

厦门大学 廈門大學 xia4 men2 da4 xue2
Xiamen University

先大母 先大母 xian1 da4 mu3
deceased paternal grandmother

仙女座大星云 仙女座大星雲 xian1 nv3 zuo4 da4 xing1 yun2
great nebula in Andromeda or Andromeda galaxy M31

相当于或大于 相當於或大於 xiang1 dang1 yu2 huo4 da4 yu2
greater than or equal to ≥; at least as great as

香港大学 香港大學 xiang1 gang3 da4 xue2
The University of Hong Kong

香港科技大学 香港科技大學 xiang1 gang3 ke1 ji4 da4 xue2
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

香港理工大学 香港理工大學 xiang1 gang3 li3 gong1 da4 xue2
Hong Kong Polytechnic University

香港中文大学 香港中文大學 xiang1 gang3 zhong1 wen2 da4 xue2
Chinese University of Hong Kong

香榭丽舍大街 香榭麗舍大街 xiang1 xie4 li4 she4 da4 jie1
Avenue des Champs-Élysées

小惩大诫 小懲大誡 xiao3 cheng2 da4 jie4
lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition

小洞不补大洞吃苦 小洞不補大洞吃苦 xiao3 dong4 bu4 bu3 da4 dong4 chi1 ku3
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine

小洞不堵,大洞吃苦 小洞不堵,大洞吃苦 xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 - da4 dong4 chi1 ku3
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.

小洞不堵,大洞难补 小洞不堵,大洞難補 xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 - da4 dong4 nan2 bu3
If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.

小洞不堵,大洞受苦 小洞不堵,大洞受苦 xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 - da4 dong4 shou4 ku3
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.

小洞不堵沉大船 小洞不堵沉大船 xiao3 dong4 bu4 du3 chen2 da4 chuan2
A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.

小时了了,大未必佳 小時了了,大未必佳 xiao3 shi2 liao3 liao3 - da4 wei4 bi4 jia1
being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)

小题大作 小題大作 xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4
variant of 小題大做|小题大做

小题大做 小題大做 xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4
to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)

小巫见大巫 小巫見大巫 xiao3 wu1 jian4 da4 wu1
lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom); fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison

小学而大遗 小學而大遺 xiao3 xue2 er2 da4 yi2
to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)

晓以大义 曉以大義 xiao3 yi3 da4 yi4
to reason with sb; to lecture

笑掉大牙 笑掉大牙 xiao4 diao4 da4 ya2
to laugh one's head off; ridiculous; jaw-dropping

新大陆 新大陸 xin1 da4 lu4
the New World; the Americas as opposed to the Old World 舊大陸|旧大陆 or Eurasia

新加坡国立大学 新加坡國立大學 xin1 jia1 po1 guo2 li4 da4 xue2
National University of Singapore

心眼大 心眼大 xin1 yan3 da4
magnanimous; considerate; thoughtful; able to think of everything that needs to be thought of

星球大战 星球大戰 xing1 qiu2 da4 zhan4
Star Wars

形象大使 形象大使 xing2 xiang4 da4 shi3
person who represents an organization and enhances its image; ambassador

胸大肌 胸大肌 xiong1 da4 ji1
pectoralis major muscle (across the top of the chest)

胸大无脑 胸大無腦 xiong1 da4 wu2 nao3
(having) big boobs but no brain; bimbo

胸无大志 胸無大志 xiong1 wu2 da4 zhi4
to have no aspirations (idiom); unambitious

雄才大略 雄才大略 xiong2 cai2 da4 lve4
great skill and strategy

轩然大波 軒然大波 xuan1 ran2 da4 bo1
huge waves; (fig.) ruckus; controversy; sensation

血盆大口 血盆大口 xue4 pen2 da4 kou3
bloody mouth wide open like a sacrificial bowl (idiom); ferocious mouth of beast of prey; fig. greedy exploiter; rapacious aggressor

压力山大 壓力山大 ya1 li4 shan1 da4
(jocularly) to be under great pressure (a pun on 亞歷山大|亚历山大)

雅鲁藏布大峡谷 雅魯藏布大峽谷 ya3 lu3 zang4 bu4 da4 xia2 gu3
Great Canyon of Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra (through the southeast Himalayas, from Tibet to Assam and Bangladesh)

亚历山大 亞歷山大 ya4 li4 shan1 da4
Alexander (name); Alexandria (town name)

亚历山大·杜布切克 亞歷山大·杜布切克 ya4 li4 shan1 da4 - du4 bu4 qie1 ke4
Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)

亚历山大大帝 亞歷山大大帝 ya4 li4 shan1 da4 da4 di4
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC)

亚历山大里亚 亞歷山大里亞 ya4 li4 shan1 da4 li3 ya4
Alexandria

亚历山大鹦鹉 亞歷山大鸚鵡 ya4 li4 shan1 da4 ying1 wu3
(bird species of China) Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)

亚欧大陆 亞歐大陸 ya4 ou1 da4 lu4
Eurasian continent

亚欧大陆腹地 亞歐大陸腹地 ya4 ou1 da4 lu4 fu4 di4
Eurasian hinterland (i.e. Central Asia including Xinjiang)

亚欧大陆桥 亞歐大陸橋 ya4 ou1 da4 lu4 qiao2
New Asia-Europe Land Bridge; rail line from China through Central Asia to Europe

亚特兰大 亞特蘭大 ya4 te4 lan2 da4
Atlanta

燕京大学 燕京大學 yan1 jing1 da4 xue2
Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919

延边大学 延邊大學 yan2 bian1 da4 xue2
Yanbian University (Jilin province)

燕子衔泥垒大窝 燕子銜泥壘大窩 yan4 zi5 xian2 ni2 lei3 da4 wo1
the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom); many a little makes a mickle

杨百翰大学 楊百翰大學 yang2 bai3 han4 da4 xue2
Brigham Young University

阳关大道 陽關大道 yang2 guan1 da4 dao4
(lit.) the road through Yangguan 陽關|阳关; (fig.) wide open road; bright future

洋洋大篇 洋洋大篇 yang2 yang2 da4 pian1
lit. an ocean of writing; an impressive literary work (idiom)

仰光大金塔 仰光大金塔 yang3 guang1 da4 jin1 ta3
Great Pagoda of Yangon (Rangoon)

耶鲁大学 耶魯大學 ye1 lu3 da4 xue2
Yale University

耶律大石 耶律大石 ye1 lv4 da4 shi2
Yollig Taxin or Yelü Dashi (1087-1143), Chinese-educated Khitan leader, founder of Western Liao 西遼|西辽 in Central Asia

野鸡大学 野雞大學 ye3 ji1 da4 xue2
diploma mill

业大 業大 ye4 da4
part-time college (abbr. for 業余大學|业余大学)

夜大学 夜大學 ye4 da4 xue2
evening college

夜郎自大 夜郎自大 ye4 lang2 zi4 da4
lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom); fig. foolish conceit

业余大学 業餘大學 ye4 yu2 da4 xue2
college for people who attend after work (lit.: spare-time college)

医大 醫大 yi1 da4
abbr. for 醫科大學|医科大学, university of medicine

一大早 一大早 yi1 da4 zao3
at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning

一大早儿 一大早兒 yi1 da4 zao3 er5
erhua variant of 一大早

一个头两个大 一個頭兩個大 yi1 ge5 tou2 liang3 ge5 da4
(coll.) to feel as though one's head could explode (Tw)

医科大学 醫科大學 yi1 ke1 da4 xue2
university of medicine

一抓一大把 一抓一大把 yi1 zhua1 yi1 da4 ba3
a dime a dozen; a great deal of

贻笑大方 貽笑大方 yi2 xiao4 da4 fang1
to make a fool of oneself; to make oneself a laughing stock

以老大自居 以老大自居 yi3 lao3 da4 zi4 ju1
regarding oneself as number one in terms of leadership, seniority or status

以小挤大 以小擠大 yi3 xiao3 ji3 da4
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)

意大利 意大利 yi4 da4 li4
Italy; Italian

义大利 義大利 yi4 da4 li4
Italy; Italian (Tw)

意大利面 意大利麵 yi4 da4 li4 mian4
spaghetti; pasta

意大利青瓜 意大利青瓜 yi4 da4 li4 qing1 gua1
zucchini

意大利人 意大利人 yi4 da4 li4 ren2
Italian person

意大利语 意大利語 yi4 da4 li4 yu3
Italian (language)

意大利直面 意大利直麵 yi4 da4 li4 zhi2 mian4
spaghetti

因小失大 因小失大 yin1 xiao3 shi1 da4
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)

印度国大党 印度國大黨 yin4 du4 guo2 da4 dang3
Indian Congress party

雍容大度 雍容大度 yong1 rong2 da4 du4
generous

永乐大典 永樂大典 yong3 le4 da4 dian3
the Yongle Great Encyclopedia (1408)

犹大 猶大 you2 da4
Judas; Judah (son of Jacob)

犹大书 猶大書 you2 da4 shu1
Epistle of St Jude (in New Testament)

玉皇大帝 玉皇大帝 yu4 huang2 da4 di4
Jade Emperor

御用大律师 御用大律師 yu4 yong4 da4 lv4 shi1
Queen's Counsel

冤大头 冤大頭 yuan1 da4 tou2
spendthrift and foolish; sb with more money than sense

元恶大憝 元惡大憝 yuan2 e4 da4 dui4
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)

元曲四大家 元曲四大家 yuan2 qu3 si4 da4 jia1
Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿, Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖, Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远 and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴

远大 遠大 yuan3 da4
far-reaching; broad; ambitious; promising

远大理想 遠大理想 yuan3 da4 li3 xiang3
lofty ideal

约翰·霍金斯大学 約翰·霍金斯大學 yue1 han4 - huo4 jin1 si1 da4 xue2
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

约瑟夫·斯大林 約瑟夫·斯大林 yue1 se4 fu1 - si1 da4 lin2
Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator

杂剧四大家 雜劇四大家 za2 ju4 si4 da4 jia1
Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿, Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖, Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远 and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴

早稻田大学 早稻田大學 zao3 dao4 tian2 da4 xue2
Waseda University (private university in Tokyo)

噪大苇莺 噪大葦鶯 zao4 da4 wei3 ying1
(bird species of China) clamorous reed warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)

增大 增大 zeng1 da4
to enlarge; to amplify; to magnify

张大千 張大千 zhang1 da4 qian1
Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century

长大 長大 zhang3 da4
to grow up

掌玺大臣 掌璽大臣 zhang3 xi3 da4 chen2
chancellor (rank in various European states); grand chancellor

胀大 脹大 zhang4 da4
swollen

沼泽大尾莺 沼澤大尾鶯 zhao3 ze2 da4 wei3 ying1
(bird species of China) striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris)

肇庆大学 肇慶大學 zhao4 qing4 da4 xue2
Zhaoqing University (Guangdong)

浙江大学 浙江大學 zhe4 jiang1 da4 xue2
Zhejiang University

真相大白 真相大白 zhen1 xiang4 da4 bai2
the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear

真心话大冒险 真心話大冒險 zhen1 xin1 hua4 da4 mao4 xian3
The Moment of Truth (TV show); Truth or Dare (game)

拯救大兵瑞恩 拯救大兵瑞恩 zheng3 jiu4 da4 bing1 rui4 en1
Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)

正大光明 正大光明 zheng4 da4 guang1 ming2
just and honorable

政府大学院 政府大學院 zheng4 fu3 da4 xue2 yuan4
the name of Academia Sinica 中央研究院 when it was founded

郑州大学 鄭州大學 zheng4 zhou1 da4 xue2
Zhengzhou University

芝加哥大学 芝加哥大學 zhi1 jia1 ge1 da4 xue2
University of Chicago

治大国若烹小鲜 治大國若烹小鮮 zhi4 da4 guo2 ruo4 peng1 xiao3 xian1
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom); effective government requires minimal intervention

中北大学 中北大學 zhong1 bei3 da4 xue2
North University of China (Shanxi)

中大西洋脊 中大西洋脊 zhong1 da4 xi1 yang2 ji3
mid-Atlantic ridge

中共九大 中共九大 zhong1 gong4 jiu3 da4
Chinese Communist Party 9th congress in 1969

中国传媒大学 中國傳媒大學 zhong1 guo2 chuan2 mei2 da4 xue2
Communication University of China (CUC), the highest institute of radio, film and television education in China

中国大百科全书出版社 中國大百科全書出版社 zhong1 guo2 da4 bai3 ke1 quan2 shu1 chu1 ban3 she4
Encyclopedia of China Publishing House

中国大蝾螈 中國大蠑螈 zhong1 guo2 da4 rong2 yuan2
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)

中国地质大学 中國地質大學 zhong1 guo2 di4 zhi4 da4 xue2
China University of Geosciences

中国光大银行 中國光大銀行 zhong1 guo2 guang1 da4 yin2 hang2
China Everbright Bank

中国人大 中國人大 zhong1 guo2 ren2 da4
China National People's Congress

中国人民大学 中國人民大學 zhong1 guo2 ren2 min2 da4 xue2
Renmin University of China

中国政法大学 中國政法大學 zhong1 guo2 zheng4 fa3 da4 xue2
China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, with undergraduate campus at Changping 昌平, and graduate campus in Haidian district 海澱區|海淀区

忠南大学校 忠南大學校 zhong1 nan2 da4 xue2 xiao4
Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea

中山大学 中山大學 zhong1 shan1 da4 xue2
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou); Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung); Sun Yat-sen University (Moscow), founded in 1925 as training ground for Chinese communists

终身大事 終身大事 zhong1 shen1 da4 shi4
major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)

中苏解决悬案大纲协定 中蘇解決懸案大綱協定 zhong1 su1 jie3 jue2 xuan2 an4 da4 gang1 xie2 ding4
the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China

中央财经大学 中央財經大學 zhong1 yang1 cai2 jing1 da4 xue2
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing

中央民族大学 中央民族大學 zhong1 yang1 min2 zu2 da4 xue2
Central University for Nationalities

中原大学 中原大學 zhong1 yuan2 da4 xue2
Chung Yuan Christian University, in Taiwan

肿大 腫大 zhong3 da4
swelling; enlargement; hypertrophy

重大 重大 zhong4 da4
great; important; major; significant

州立大学 州立大學 zhou1 li4 da4 xue2
State University (US)

铸成大错 鑄成大錯 zhu4 cheng2 da4 cuo4
to make a serious mistake (idiom)

驻大陆 駐大陸 zhu4 da4 lu4
stationed on the continent (i.e. PRC)

赚大钱 賺大錢 zhuan4 da4 qian2
to earn a fortune

壮大 壯大 zhuang4 da4
to expand; to strengthen

撞大运 撞大運 zhuang4 da4 yun4
to have a lucky stroke; to try one's luck

兹事体大 茲事體大 zi1 shi4 ti3 da4
this is no small thing (idiom); to have a serious matter at hand

紫坪铺大坝 紫坪鋪大壩 zi3 ping2 pu1 da4 ba4
Zipingpu reservoir, Sichuan

自大 自大 zi4 da4
arrogant

自大狂 自大狂 zi4 da4 kuang2
megalomania; egomania; delusions of grandeur

自高自大 自高自大 zi4 gao1 zi4 da4
to think of oneself as terrific (idiom); arrogant

棕腹大仙鹟 棕腹大仙鶲 zong1 fu4 da4 xian1 weng1
(bird species of China) Fujian niltava (Niltava davidi)

总统大选 總統大選 zong3 tong3 da4 xuan3
presidential election

足大指 足大指 zu2 da4 zhi3
big toe

罪大恶极 罪大惡極 zui4 da4 e4 ji2
guilty of terrible crimes (idiom); reprehensible

最大公因子 最大公因子 zui4 da4 gong1 yin1 zi3
highest common factor HCF; greatest common divisor GCD

最大公约数 最大公約數 zui4 da4 gong1 yue1 shu4
highest common factor HCF; greatest common divisor GCD

最大化 最大化 zui4 da4 hua4
to maximize

最大似然估计 最大似然估計 zui4 da4 si4 ran2 gu1 ji4
maximum-likelihood estimation (statistics)

最大速率 最大速率 zui4 da4 su4 lv4
maximum speed; maximum velocity

做大 做大 zuo4 da4
arrogant; to put on airs; (business etc) to expand; to enlarge; to do sth on a big scale