大 (dà) is a Chinese word meaning “big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3])”.

Meanings

  1. 1big; large; great
  2. 2older (than another person)
  3. 3eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3])
  4. 4greatly; freely; fully
  5. 5(dialect) father
  6. 6(dialect) uncle (father's brother)
Part of speech
adjective

Related words

Study Chinese with flashcards →