Chinese Character Dictionary

大刀会

dà dāo huì

Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion

大刀阔斧

dà dāo kuò fŭ

bold and decisive

大分子

dà fēn zĭ

macromolecule (chemistry)

大分界岭

Dà fēn jiè lĭng

Great Dividing Range, mountain range in Eastern Australia

大分县

Dà fēn xiàn

Ōita prefecture, Japan

大别山

Dà bié shān

Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces

大利拉

Dà lì lā

Delilah (person name)

大剌剌

dà là là

pompous

大前天

dà qián tiān

three days ago

大前年

dà qián nián

three years ago

大前提

dà qián tí

major premise

大剪刀

dà jiăn dāo

shears

大副

dà fù

substantially

大力

dà lì

energetically

大力士

dà lì shì

strong man

大力水手

Dà lì Shuĭ shŏu

Popeye (the Sailor)

大力发展

dà lì fā zhăn

vigorous expansion

大力神

dà lì shén

Titan

大功

dà gōng

great merit

大功告成

dà gōng gào chéng

successfully accomplished (project or goal)

大加那利岛

Dà Jiā nà lì Dăo

Gran Canaria (in the Canary islands)

大勇若怯

dà yŏng ruò qiè

a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed

大勇若怯，大智若愚

dà yŏng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú

a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent

大动干戈

dà dòng gān gē

to go to war (idiom)

大动脉

dà dòng mài

main artery (blood vessel)

大胜

dà shèng

to defeat decisively

大势所趋

dà shì suŏ qū

general trend

大势至菩萨

Dà shì zhì Pú sà

Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, the Great Strength Bodhisattva

大包大揽

dà bāo dà lăn

to take complete charge (idiom)

大化瑶族自治县

Dà huà Yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[Hè zhōu], Guangxi

大化县

Dà huà xiàn

Dahua Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[Hè zhōu], Guangxi

大半

dà bàn

more than half

大卡

dà kă

kilocalorie

大印

dà yìn

stamp

大叔

dà shū

eldest of father's younger brothers

大口

dà kŏu

big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc)

大口径

dà kŏu jìng

large caliber

大可不必

dà kĕ bù bì

need not

大司农

dā sī nóng

Grand Minister of Agriculture in Imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiŭ qīng]

大吃

dà chī

to gorge oneself

大吃一惊

dà chī yī jīng

to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled

大吃二喝

dà chī èr hē

to eat and drink extravagantly

大吃大喝

dà chī dà hē

to eat and drink as much as one likes

大吃特吃

dà chī tè chī

to gorge oneself with food

大吃苦头

dà chī kŭ tou

to suffer

大合唱

dà hé chàng

cantata

大吉

dà jí

very auspicious

大吉大利

dà jí dà lì

great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving

大同

Dà tóng

Datong or Great community in neo-Confucian philosophy, sim. New Jerusalem

大同区

Dà tóng qū

Datong or Tatung district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tái bĕi shì], Taiwan

大同小异

dà tóng xiăo yì

virtually the same

大同市

Dà tóng shì

Datong prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西

大同县

Dà tóng xiàn

Datong county in Datong 大同[Dà tóng], Shanxi

大同乡

Dà tóng xiāng

Datong or Tatung township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan

大名

Dà míng

Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Hán dān], Hebei

大名县

Dà míng xiàn

Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Hán dān], Hebei

大名鼎鼎

dà míng dĭng dĭng

grand reputation

大吞噬细胞

dà tūn shì xì bāo

macrophage

大吵大闹

dà chăo dà nào

to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss

大吹大擂

dà chuī dà léi

to make an exhibition of oneself