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(zuì dà) - biggest, largest, greatest in Mandarin

zuì

Traditional: 最大

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Translation

biggest, largest, greatest

Word origin

A two-character compound meaning biggest or largest. 最 (zuì) is the superlative marker meaning most, and 大 (dà) is a pictograph of a person standing with arms outstretched, meaning big or great. Together they mean the greatest in size.

Origin
compound
Root
最 (zuì, most) + 大 (dà, big, a pictograph of an outstretched figure)

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Examples

This is my greatest dream.

He is the biggest shareholder in the company.

Our biggest problem is time.

This is my greatest wish.

This is the biggest park in town.

最大 (zuì dà) means biggest, largest or greatest.

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This word is part of lesson 19.