巨型

• Pinyin: jù xíng
• Hanzi breakdown: 巨 = 工 + 乚 (enormous); 型 = 刑 + 土 (form/mould/model)

Meaning

Giant-sized; enormous; of extraordinary dimensions. Used to describe something whose physical scale significantly surpasses the ordinary.

A modifier placed before nouns to emphasise exceptional scale or dimensions. Common in descriptions of infrastructure, architecture, engineering projects, and natural phenomena. More precise and formal than 巨大 when describing physical size.

Examples

1. 工程师们正在建造一座巨型水坝，以从根本上解决该地区长期的水资源短缺问题。 Engineers are building a massive dam to fundamentally address the region’s long-standing water shortage.
2. 公园入口处矗立着一座巨型雕塑，已成为当地极具标志性的地标景观。 A gigantic sculpture stands at the park entrance and has become a highly recognizable local landmark.
3. 这艘巨型货轮满载数万个标准集装箱，停靠在港口时景象蔚为壮观。 This enormous cargo ship is loaded with tens of thousands of standard containers, and the sight is spectacular when it docks at the port.

Usage Guide

Context: engineering, architecture, description

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 城市中心新建起了一座巨型综合购物中心，集购物、餐饮与休闲娱乐于一体。(A giant comprehensive shopping centre was built in the city centre, integrating shopping, dining, and leisure entertainment.)
• 这台巨型自动化机器能在极短时间内完成过去需要数百名工人才能完成的工作量。(This giant automated machine can complete work in an extremely short time that previously required hundreds of workers.)

Don't Say

• 他是一个巨型的人 — 巨型 describes inanimate objects or structures, not people; use 体型庞大 or 身材高大魁梧 for describing physical stature

Origin & History

巨 (enormous) + 型 (type/form/mould)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal