Chinese word

大笔

Pronunciation

Pinyindà bǐ

Meaning

  • adjectivesubstantial

Example

他拿出大笔钱投资公司。tā ná chū dà bǐ qián tóu zī gōng sī

He took out a substantial amount of money to invest in the company.

Illustration for 大笔 (substantial)

More examples

公司计划在明年投入大笔资金建设新工厂。gōng sī jì huà zài míng nián tóu rù dà bǐ zī jīn jiàn shè xīn gōng chǎng

The company plans to invest substantial funds in building a new factory next year.

Core concept

A large chunk of money attached to one investment, expense, or other financial action.

Common phrases

  • 大笔资金dà bǐ zī jīn

    substantial funds

  • 大笔投资dà bǐ tóu zī

    substantial investment

  • 大笔开支dà bǐ kāi zhī

    substantial expenses

Similar words

巨额jù é: An extremely large sum of money, with a formal written tone.
大额dà é: A large monetary amount or financial scale, with a formal tone.
高额gāo é: A monetary amount, fee, or price that is high.
可观kě guān: An amount or quantity that is quite large and therefore valuable or impressive.

Definition in Chinese

指数目或规模很大的款项，通常用于描述单笔资金、投资或开支的金额。zhǐ shù mù huò guī mó hěn dà de kuǎn xiàng tōng cháng yòng yú miáo shù dān bǐ zī jīn tóu zī huò kāi zhī de jīn é

Word origin

大笔 (dàbǐ, "a large sum") joins 大 (dà, "big") with 笔 (bǐ, "stroke"), whose meaning extends to a distinct item entered in an account, including a sum of money.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this word most naturally appears before a noun naming money, investment, or spending, so it functions as a financial modifier rather than a general word for physical size.

Other meanings

  • enormousadjective
  • heftyadjective

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