Chinese word

大额

Pronunciation

Pinyindà é

Meaning

  • adjectivehigh-value

Example

银行对大额转账会要求验证。yín háng duì dà é zhuǎn zhàng huì yāo qiú yàn zhèng

Banks require verification for high-value transfers.

Illustration for 大额 (high-value)

More examples

他用手机完成了大额付款，系统提示需要二次确认。tā yòng shǒu jī wán chéng le dà é fù kuǎn xì tǒng tí shì xū yào èr cì què rèn

He made a high-value payment on his phone, and the system asked him to confirm it a second time.

Core concept

A sum whose size changes how an institution handles or flags it.

Common phrases

  • 大额转账dà é zhuǎn zhàng

    high-value transfer

  • 大额付款dà é fù kuǎn

    high-value payment

Similar words

高额gāo é: Involving a high monetary amount that may make payment or review more demanding.
大笔dà bǐ: Involving a large, single sum of money handled as one substantial payment or transfer.
可观kě guān: Amounting to a considerable sum that is large enough to be clearly noticeable.

Definition in Chinese

指在金融机构或正式文件中被视为较高的金额，常用于说明需特别审批或提示风险的大笔资金。zhǐ zài jīn róng jī gòu huò zhèng shì wén jiàn zhōng bèi shì wéi jiào gāo de jīn é cháng yòng yú shuō míng xū tè bié shěn pī huò tí shì fēng xiǎn de dà bǐ zī jīn

Word origin

大 (dà, "large") supplies the size judgment and 额 (é, "amount or quota") supplies the financial quantity, creating a transparent compound.

Usage tips

  • English high-value can suggest quality or prestige, but this Chinese adjective concerns the size of a sum, not the worth or quality of an object.

Other meanings

  • huge sumnoun

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