Chinese word

大型

Pronunciation

Pinyindà xíng

Meaning

  • adjectivelarge

Example

我们租了一个大型会议室。wǒ men zū le yí gè dà xíng huì yì shì

We rented a large conference room.

Illustration for 大型 (large)

More examples

他们承接了一个大型工程，工期很长。tā men chéng jiē le yí gè dà xíng gōng chéng gōng qī hěn cháng

They took on a large construction project with a long construction period.

Core concept

A member of its kind that lies toward the larger end of a scale, often with greater capacity.

Common phrases

  • 大型工程dà xíng gōng chéng

    large-scale construction project

  • 大型工厂dà xíng gōng chǎng

    large-scale factory

  • 大型停车场dà xíng tíng chē chǎng

    large-scale parking lot

Similar words

大规模dà guī mó: Describes an activity or business that involves many people or covers a wide area.
大dà: Describes a thing or place that is bigger or greater in amount than usual.
巨大jù dà: Describes something exceptionally large in a way that is striking to see or has a strong effect.

Definition in Chinese

表示在同类事物中尺寸、容量或规模偏大的性质，常与交通工具、设备、活动等搭配。biǎo shì zài tóng lèi shì wù zhōng chǐ cùn róng liàng huò guī mó piān dà de xìng zhì cháng yǔ jiāo tōng gōng jù shè bèi huó dòng děng dā pèi

Word origin

大型 (dàxíng, "large-scale") combines 大 (dà, "big") + 型 (xíng, "type or model"), giving the sense of a type whose physical size or overall scale is large.

Usage tips

  • 大型 (dàxíng, "large-scale") often labels the scale of a facility, vehicle, device, or event, so it sounds classificatory rather than like a passing reaction.

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