(hěn dà) - very large, very big, very great in Mandarin
hěndàTraditional: 很大
Translation
very large, very big, very great
Word origin
很大 means 'very big': 很 (hěn, 'very') plus 大 (dà, 'big'). 大 is a pictograph showing a person standing with arms and legs spread wide.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 很 (hěn, very) + 大 (dà, big, a pictograph of a person)
Stroke order
很
大
Examples
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This room is very large.
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He has big ambitions.
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This problem is very great.
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Their house is very big.
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The wind is very strong today.
很大 (hěn dà) means very large, very big, very great. It is used as an expression in everyday Mandarin speech.
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