大

dà

Dictionary entry

big; large; great

What does 大 mean?

大 (dà) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1big; large; great

2older (than another person)

3eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3])

4greatly; freely; fully

5(dialect) father

6(dialect) uncle (father's brother)

7see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)

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