大批

• Pinyin: dà pī
• Hanzi breakdown: 大 = person with spread arms; 批 = 扌(hand) + 比 (compare)

Meaning

Large quantities of; in large numbers. A great number or amount.

Used to describe a large group of people or things. Often used with countable nouns (大批学生, 大批货物). Emphasizes quantity and can imply a sudden or significant influx.

Examples

1. 大批游客涌入这座小城，当地酒店全部爆满。 Large numbers of tourists flooded into this small city — all local hotels were fully booked.
2. 公司需要招聘大批技术人员来完成这个项目。 The company needs to recruit a large number of technical staff to complete this project.
3. 地震发生后，大批救援物资被送往灾区。 After the earthquake, massive amounts of relief supplies were sent to the disaster area.

Usage Guide

Context: quantity, description

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 大批警察赶到了现场。(A large number of police arrived at the scene.)
• 大批订单涌入公司。(A flood of orders poured into the company.)

Don't Say

• 大批后面一般接可数名词，不说'大批水'或'大批空气' (大批 generally precedes countable nouns — don't say 'a large batch of water' or 'air')

Origin & History

Combines 大 (great/large) with 批 (batch/group), meaning a large batch or group.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal