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Chinese word
特大
Pronunciation
Pinyintè dà
Meaning
- adjectiveextra-large
Example
这件外套有特大的吗？zhè jiàn wài tào yǒu tè dà de ma
Does this coat come in extra-large?
More examples
工厂发生了特大事故，造成多人受伤。gōng chǎng fā shēng le tè dà shì gù zào chéng duō rén shòu shāng
A large-scale accident happened at the factory and injured many people.
Core concept
A size category that moves clearly beyond the ordinary range into a much larger scale.
Common phrases
特大城市tè dà chéng shì
very large city
特大事故tè dà shì gù
large-scale accident
特大号tè dà hào
extra-large size
Similar words
大号dà hào: A large size used on clothing, goods, and store or online product labels.
大码dà mǎ: A large clothing or shoe size used in sales and ordering.
特大号tè dà hào: A size label for something larger than ordinary large sizes.
超大chāo dà: Very large in size, with a colloquial emphasis on how big something is.
Definition in Chinese
比一般尺寸或程度明显更大，用来形容物品、容器或规模超出常规的大小。bǐ yì bān chǐ cùn huò chéng dù míng xiǎn gèng dà yòng lái xíng róng wù pǐn róng qì huò guī mó chāo chū cháng guī de dà xiǎo
Word origin
特 (tè, "special") + 大 (dà, "large") combines ordinary largeness with an exceptional degree, forming a label for something markedly bigger than usual.
Usage tips
- The word works for more than clothing, including containers and other products, while the exact dimensions still come from the relevant size chart.
Other meanings
- oversizedadjective
Opposites
- 微小wēi xiǎovery smalladjective
Related words
- 特大号tè dà hàoextra-large sizenoun
- 特大型tè dà xíngvery largeadjective