English–Chinese
“big” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyindà
Example
这个箱子很大，装不下这么多东西。zhè ge xiāng zi hěn dà zhuāng bú xià zhè me duō dōng xī
This box is very big, so it cannot hold this much stuff.
How to say “big” in Chinese
“Big” in Chinese is 大 (dà).
A person or thing that takes up more space or reaches a higher degree than usual.
Example sentences with 大
那张桌子太大了，搬不动。nà zhāng zhuō zi tài dà le bān bú dòng
That table is too big to move.
Tips for using 大
- When 大 (dà, "big") comes before a noun, it describes that noun, while a sentence about size commonly uses 很 (hěn, "quite") before the adjective.