Chinese Character Dictionary

大提琴

dà tí qín

cello

大提琴手

dà tí qín shŏu

cellist

大摇大摆

dà yáo dà băi

to strut

大放光明

dà fàng guāng míng

great release of light (idiom)

大放厥辞

dà fàng jué cí

great release of talk (idiom); to spout nonsense

大放悲声

dà fàng bēi shēng

great release of sorrow

大放异彩

dà fàng yì căi

to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)

大政方针

dà zhèng fāng zhēn

major policy of the national government

大政翼赞会

Dà zhèng Yì zàn huì

Taisei Yokusankai, Japanese fascist organization created in 1940

大败

dà bài

to defeat

大教堂

dà jiào táng

cathedral

大敌当前

dà dí dāng qián

facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties

大数

Dà shù

Tarsus, Mediterranean city in Turkey, the birthplace of St Paul

大数学家

dà shù xué jiā

great mathematician

大文蛤

dà wén gé

giant clam

大料

dà liào

Chinese anise

大新

Dà xīn

Daxin county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chóng zuŏ], Guangxi

大新县

Dà xīn xiàn

Daxin county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chóng zuŏ], Guangxi

大方

dà fāng

expert

大方之家

dà fāng zhī jiā

learned person

大方广佛华严经

dà fāng guăng Fó huá yán jīng

Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school

大方县

Dà fāng xiàn

Dafang county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區|毕节地区[Bì jié dì qū], Guizhou

大于

dà yú

greater than

大旗

dà qí

banner

大日如来

Dà rì rú lái

Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment

大明历

Dà míng lì

the th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之

大星芹

dà xīng qín

great masterwort (Astrantia major)

大昭寺

Dà zhāo sì

Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism

大智如愚

dà zhì rú yú

the wise may appear stupid (idiom); a genius not appreciated in his own time

大智慧

dà zhì huì

great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism)

大智若愚

dà zhì ruò yú

great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)

大暑

Dà shŭ

Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August

大会

dà huì

general assembly

大会报告起草人

dà huì bào gào qĭ căo rén

rapporteur

大月

dà yuè

solar month of 31 days

大月支

Dà yuè zhī

Tokhara

大月氏

Dà yuè zhī

Tokhara

大有

dà yŏu

there is much

大有人在

dà yŏu rén zài

there are plenty of such people

大有作为

dà yŏu zuò wéi

the prospects are very good

大有可为

dà yŏu kĕ wéi

with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing

大有希望

dà yŏu xī wàng

very probably

大有文章

dà yŏu wén zhāng

some deeper meaning in this

大有裨益

dà yŏu bì yì

bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful

大本涅盘经

dà bĕn Niè pán jīng

the great Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.

大本营

dà bĕn yíng

headquarters

大本钟

Dà bĕn Zhōng

Big Ben

大材小用

dà cái xiăo yòng

using a talented person in an insignificant position

大村

Dà cūn

Dacun township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

大村乡

Dà cūn xiāng

Dacun township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

大东

Dà dōng

Dadong district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

大东亚共荣圈

Dà Dōng Yà gòng róng quān

Great East Asia co-prosperity sphere, Japanese wartime slogan for their short-lived Pacific Empire, first enunciated by Prime Minister Prince KONOE Fumimaro 近衛文麿|近卫文麿 in 1938

大东区

Dà dōng qū

Dadong district of Shenyang city 沈陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning

大林

Dà lín

Dalin or Talin town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

大林镇

Dà lín zhèn

Dalin or Talin town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan

大柴旦

Dà chái dàn

Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hăi xī Mĕng gŭ zú Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

大柴旦行政区

Dà chái dàn xíng zhèng qū

Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hăi xī Mĕng gŭ zú Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

大柴旦行政委员会

Dà chái dàn xíng zhèng wĕi yuán huì

Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州, Qinghai

大柴旦镇

Dà chái dàn zhèn

Da Qaidam town in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州[Hăi xī Mĕng gŭ zú Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

大校

dà xiào

senior ranking officer in Chinese army