大

• 拼音: dà
• 汉字拆解: 大 = pictograph of a person with arms spread wide, representing bigness

含义

Big; large; great. One of the most common adjectives in Chinese for describing size, age, or importance.

Used for physical size (大房子, big house), age (你多大, how old), volume (声音很大, loud sound), and scope (大问题, big problem). Opposite is 小. Very productive in compound words like 大学, 大家, 大人.

例句

1. 这个房间很大。
2. 你今年多大了？
3. 外面的雨很大。

用法指南

语境: description, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你家很大。(Your home is very big.)
• 他比我大两岁。(He is two years older than me.)

错误说法

• 这个声大 (Incomplete — say 声音很大 for 'the sound is loud')

起源与历史

Pictograph of a person standing with arms outstretched wide, representing the concept of largeness.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal