大 meaning in Chinese

大
Ⅰ形容词
1.(体积、面积等大) big; large 短语和例子
大城市 a big city; 大厦 a large building2.(强度大) strong (wind, etc.); heavy (rain, etc.); loud 短语和例子
大风 a strong wind; 大雨 a heavy rain; 声音太大 too loud3.(伟大的; 重要的) great; important 短语和例子
大救星 the great liberator; 大人物 important person; great personage4.(主要的; 大规模的) general; main; major 短语和例子
大反攻 general counteroffensive; 大路 main road; highway; 大手术 major operation; 大问题 major issue; big problem5.(尺寸大小) size 短语和例子
像豆粒一样大 the size of a bean; as big as a bean; 那件衣服我穿太大。 the coat is too large for me. 你穿多大的鞋? what size shoes do you wear? 这间屋子有那间两个大。 this room is twice the size of that one.6.(年龄大小) age 短语和例子
论年纪, 我比他大。 in respect of age, i am his senior. 你的孩子多大了? how old is your child? 他比我大三岁。 he is three years senior to me.7.(排行第一)eldest 短语和例子
大房 senior branch of a family; 大哥 eldest brother8.(敬辞, 称与对方有关的事物) your 短语和例子
大札 your letter; 大作 your writing; 尊姓大名? may i know your name?9.(用在时令或节日前, 表示强调) 短语和例子
大白天 in broad daylight; 大年初一 first day of the lunar year; 大清早 early in the morningⅡ副词
1.(表示程度深) greatly; fully 短语和例子
大吃一惊 be greatly surprised; be quite taken aback; 大好河山 beautiful rivers and mountains of a country; 大献殷勤 do one's utmost to please and woo2.(用在“不”后, 表示程度浅或次数少) not very; not often 短语和例子
不大好 not very good; 不大清楚 not too clear; 他不大看电影。 he seldom goes to cinema. 他最近不大来。 he hasn't been coming around much recently.Ⅲ名词
1.(年纪大的人) adult; grown-up 短语和例子
一家大小 the whole family; 全家大小五口。 there are five people in the family altogether.2.[方言] (父亲) father 短语和例子
俺大是个农民。 my father is a peasant.3.[方言] (伯父或叔父) one's father's brother; uncle
4.(姓氏) a surname 短语和例子
大明 da ming