Chinese Character Dictionary

大限临头

dà xiàn lín tóu

facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life

大院

dà yuàn

courtyard (surrounded by many buildings)

大陪审团

dà péi shĕn tuán

grand jury

大陆

Dà lù

mainland China (reference to the PRC)

大陆坡

dà lù pō

continental slope (boundary of continental shelf)

大陆块

dà lù kuài

continental plates (geology)

大陆性

dà lù xìng

continental

大陆性气候

dà lù xìng qì hòu

continental climate

大陆架

dà lù jià

continental shelf

大陆漂移

dà lù piāo yí

continental drift

大陆话

dà lù huà

Mainland Chinese (language)

大队

dà duì

group

大只

dà zhī

big

大雁

dà yàn

wild goose

大雁塔

Dà yàn tă

Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an

大雄

dà xióng

great hero

大雄宝殿

dà xióng băo diàn

Hall of Great Strength, main hall of a Buddhist temple containing the main image of veneration 大雄[dà xióng]

大雅

Dà yă

Taya township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

大雅乡

Dà yă xiāng

Taya township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

大杂烩

dà zá huì

mix-up

大杂院

dà zá yuàn

compound with many families living together

大难

dà nàn

great catastrophe

大难不死

dà nàn bù sĭ

to just escape from calamity

大雨

dà yŭ

heavy rain

大雨如注

dà yŭ rú zhù

pouring with rain

大雪

Dà xuĕ

Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December

大雾

dà wù

thick fog

大青山

dà qīng shān

mountain in Heilongjiang province

大革命

dà gé mìng

great revolution

大韩帝国

Dà hán Dì guó

Korean Empire, from fall of Joseon dynasty in 1897 to annexation by Japan in 1910

大韩民国

Dà hán Mín guó

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

大韩航空

Dà Hán Háng kōng

Korean Air, South Korea's main airline

大项

dà xiàng

main item (of program)

大头目

dà tóu mù

the boss

大头贴

dà tóu tiē

photo sticker booth

大头钉

dà tóu dīng

tack

大题小作

dà tí xiăo zuò

to cut a long story short

大愿地藏菩萨

Dà yuàn Dì zàng Pú sà

Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)

大类

dà lèi

main type

大显神通

dà xiăn shén tōng

to display one's remarkable skill or prowess

大显身手

dà xiăn shēn shŏu

(idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities

大风

dà fēng

gale

大饱口福

dà băo kŏu fú

to eat one's fill

大饱眼福

dà băo yăn fú

to feast one's eyes

大饼

dà bĭng

large flat bread

大餐

dà cān

great meal

大余

Dà yú

Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

大余县

Dà yú xiàn

Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi

大马

Dà mă

Malaysia

大马哈鱼

dà mă hă yú

chum salmon

大马士革

Dà mă shì gé

Damascus, capital of Syria

大马士革李

Dà mă shì gé lĭ

damson (fruit)

大驾

dà jià

imperial chariot

大惊

dà jīng

with great alarm

大惊失色

dà jīng shī sè

to turn pale with fright (idiom)

大惊小怪

dà jīng xiăo guài

much fuss about nothing

大体

dà tĭ

in general

大体上

dà tĭ shàng

overall

大闹

dà nào

to cause havoc

大闹天宫

Dà nào Tiān gōng

Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sūn Wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记