大都市

metropolis / large city / megacity

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing

for the most part / on the whole / also pr. [da4 du1]

for the most part / on the whole / metropolitan

surname Du

all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all

capital city / metropolis

all; both; entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all

city / metropolis

market / city / CL:個|个[ge4]

metropolitan area