(hěn dà) - very large, very big, very great in Mandarin
hěndàTraditional: 很大
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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.
风。
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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