Chinese word

大于

Pronunciation

Pinyindà yú

Meaning

  • verbexceed

Example

这台电脑的价格大于我的预算。zhè tái diàn nǎo de jià gé dà yú wǒ de yù suàn

The price of this computer exceeds my budget.

Illustration for 大于 (exceed)

More examples

今年出口额大于去年同期。jīn nián chū kǒu é dà yú qù nián tóng qī

This year's export value is greater than that of the same period last year.

Core concept

A comparison that places the first number or degree above the second on a clear scale.

Common phrases

  • 大于预算dà yú yù suàn

    exceed the budget

  • 大于平均值dà yú píng jūn zhí

    be above the average

  • 大于等于dà yú děng yú

    be at least

Similar words

比bǐ: Indicates that one item or amount is greater than another in a general spoken comparison.
超过chāo guò: Exceeds a boundary, target, amount, level, or accepted standard.
高于gāo yú: Has a higher price, degree, height, or level than a fixed reference.
多于duō yú: Has a larger quantity than a specified number, amount, or benchmark.

Definition in Chinese

表示前者在数量或程度上超过后者，常用于数值、价格或正式比较，相当于数学符号“大于号”。biǎo shì qián zhě zài shù liàng huò chéng dù shàng chāo guò hòu zhě cháng yòng yú shù zhí jià gé huò zhèng shì bǐ jiào xiāng dāng yú shù xué fú hào dà yú hào

Word origin

大 (dà, "big") + 于 (yú, "than") forms a comparison in which the first item is greater than the second.

Usage tips

  • Price comparisons in casual speech often use an ordinary "higher than" expression, whereas this term suits written notices, data, and formal comparisons.

Opposites

Related words

  • 大于等于dà yú děng yúbe at leastverb
  • 大于号dà yú hàogreater-than signnoun

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