大 dà GRAMMAR
HSK 1 · Grammar note

大 — how to use it in Chinese

big; large
Frequent patterns
大
big; large
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Explanation

Besides size, it forms frequent compounds: 大家, 大学, 大人, 大概. It does not always mean "big".

Example sentences
这只 zhè zhī 狗 gǒu 很大 hěn dà
This dog is very big
我们 wǒmen 住在 zhù zài 一个 yí ge 大房子里 dà fángzi lǐ
We live in a big house
北京 Běijīng 是 shì 中国 Zhōngguó 很大 hěn dà 的城市 de chéngshì
Beijing is a very big city in China
More HSK1 grammar
汉语 Hànyǔ 汉字 Hànzì 中国 Zhōngguó 中文 Zhōngwén 吧 ba 边 biān 半 bàn 不 bù

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