大 dà HSK 1
Adjectives

大 — big; large

Stroke order
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
Grammar note

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

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Words from the sentences
狗 gǒu dog 我们 wǒmen we 北京 Běijīng Beijing; Peking 是 shì to be; yes (affirmation) 中国 Zhōngguó China
Related by grammar
人 rén person; people 学 xué to study; to learn 大学 dàxué university 大家 dàjiā everyone; everybody 家 jiā home; family
HSK1 categories
Adjectives (9) Communication (20) Daily Life (36) Education (25) Family (10) Feelings (6) Food & Drink (20) Grammar (29) Nature (9) Numbers (29) Particles (8) People (16) Places (5) Positions (15) Pronouns (18) Time (29) Transport (5) Verbs (12)
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