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dài = d + ai4
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
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= d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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How to pronounce 大

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ a4 final

In the ashram’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ai4 final

In the airplane’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

大 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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Characters with 大 as component

tiān = ti + an1
day / sky / heaven
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tài = t + ai4
highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely
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shǐ = sh + Ø3
arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3]
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Words with 大

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brain / cerebrum
(great) majority
in large part / the greater part / the majority

Sentences with 大

dàn
zhī
wáng
 
 
hǎi
néng
de

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