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yīnxiǎoshīdà to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)

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        yīnwèi, [因為], because/owing to/on account of
        yuányīn, cause/origin/root cause/reason/CL:個|个[gè]
        yīn, [囙], old variant of 因[yīn], cause/reason/because
        yīncǐ, thus/consequently/as a result
        jīyīn, gene (loanword)
        kěkǎyīn, cocaine (loanword)
        sǐyīn, cause of death
        yīnsù, element/factor/CL:個|个[gè]
        hǎiluòyīn, heroin (loanword)
        yīnguǒ, karma/cause and effect
        Àiyīnsītǎn, [愛因斯坦], Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist
        kāfēiyīn, caffeine (loanword)
        
        Miǎnyīnzhōu, [緬因州], Maine, US state
        bìngyīn, cause of disease/pathogen
        qǐyīn, cause/a factor (leading to an effect)
        Yīntèwǎng, [因特網], Internet
        yīnér, therefore/as a result/thus/and as a result, ...
        
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        yīnzǐ, factor/(genetic) trait/(math.) factor/divisor
        
        
        
        yòuyīn, [誘因], cause/triggering factor/incentive/inducement
        DéMéiyīn, Des Moines, capital of Iowa
        Miǎnyīn, [緬因], Maine, US state
        chéngyīn, cause/factor/cause of formation
        jīyīnzǔ, [基因組], genome
        yīnyuán, [因緣], chance/opportunity/predestined relationship/(Buddhist) principal and secondary c...
        
        
        
·         Sàdámǔ·Hóusàiyīn, [薩達姆·侯賽因], Saddam Hussein
        
        qiányīnhòuguǒ, [前因後果], cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
        yīnrénéryì, [因人而異], varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
        Hóusàiyīn, [侯賽因], Husain or Hussein (name)/Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is ...
        
        
        
        zhuǎnjīyīn, [轉基因], genetic modification
        yīnxúnshǒujiù, [因循守舊], (idiom) to continue in the same old rut/diehard conservative attitudes
        
        yīnshù, [因數], factor (of an integer)/divisor
        zhǔyīn, main reason
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        yīngù, for some reason
        
        lìduōkǎyīn, lidocaine (loanword)
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        yīndìzhìyí, (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
        
        yīnxiǎoshīdà, to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
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        yīnshìfēnjiě, factorization
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        Yīnsībùlǔkè, [因斯布魯克], Innsbruck, city in Austria
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        xiǎo, small/tiny/few/young
        xiǎoshí, [小時], hour/CL:個|个[gè]
        xiǎojie, young lady/miss/(slang) prostitute/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
        xiǎoxīn, to be careful/to take care
        xiǎozǐ/xiǎozi, (literary) youngster/(old) young fellow (term of address used by the older gener...
        xiǎohái, child/CL:個|个[gè]
        xiǎohuǒzi, young man/young guy/lad/youngster/CL:個|个[gè]
        xiǎozǔ, [小組], group
        xiǎoshíhou, [小時候], in one's childhood
        
        xiǎochǒu, clown
        xiǎoshuō, [小說], novel/fiction/CL:本[běn],部[bù]
        xiǎozhèn, [小鎮], small town/village
        
        
        xiǎoháizi, child
        
        xiǎotōu, thief
        xiǎoshì, trifle/trivial matter/CL:點|点[diǎn]
        dǎnxiǎoguǐ, [膽小鬼], coward
        
        xiǎopéngyǒu, child/CL:個|个[gè]
        xiǎowū, cabin/lodge/cottage/chalet/hut/shed
        xiǎoshēng, [小聲], in a low voice/(speak) in whispers
        xiǎofèi, [小費], tip/gratuity
        xiǎoxiǎo, very small/very few/very minor
        dàxiǎo, dimension/magnitude/size/measurement/large and small/at any rate/adults and chil...
        xiǎoguǐ, little demon (term of endearment for a child)/mischievous child/imp
        cóngxiǎo, [從小], from childhood/from a young age
        xiǎoxué, [小學], elementary school/primary school/CL:個|个[gè]
        suōxiǎo, [縮小], to reduce/to decrease/to shrink
        xiǎoxíng, small scale/small size
        xiǎoniǎo, [小鳥], penis (kiddie term)
        xiǎohuǒ, young guy/lad/youngster/CL:個|个[gè]
        xiǎopǐn, short, simple literary or artistic creation/essay/skit
        xiǎodì, little brother/I, your little brother (humble)
        dàjīngxiǎoguài, [大驚小怪], to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
        dǎnxiǎo, [膽小], cowardice/timid
便         xiǎobiàn, to urinate/to pass water/urine
        xiǎotíqín, fiddle/violin
        xiǎoxiàng, alley
        xiǎorén, person of low social status (old)/I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)/nasty ...
        xiǎolù, minor road/lane/pathway/trail
        
        
        xiǎocài, appetizer/small side dish/easy job/piece of cake/see also 小菜一碟[xiǎo cài yī dié]
        ruòxiǎo, small and weak/puny/the small and weak/children/women and children
        
        xiǎoqì, [小氣], stingy/miserly/narrow-minded/petty
        xiǎojī, [小雞], chick
        xiǎoxī, brook/streamlet
        miǎoxiǎo, minute/tiny/negligible/insignificant
        wēixiǎo, minute (i.e. extremely small)/infinitesimal
        xiǎocèzi, [小冊子], booklet/pamphlet/leaflet/information sheet/menu/CL:本[běn]
        
        xiǎotídàzuò, [小題大做], to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
        xiǎokàn, to look down on/to underestimate
        xiǎoxīnyìyì, cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully/prudent/gently and cautiously
        xiǎomài, [小麥], wheat/CL:粒[lì]
        xiǎodāo, knife/CL:把[bǎ]
        xiǎochī, snack/refreshments/CL:家[jiā]
        xiǎoqū, [小區], neighborhood/district
        xiǎoyìsi, small token/mere trifle (used of one's gifts)
        Xiǎoshuōjiā/xiǎoshuōjiā, [小說家], School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū zǐ bǎ...
        xiǎorénwù, nonentity/a nobody
        xiǎochuán, boat
        wúmíngxiǎozú, [無名小卒], insignificant soldier (idiom)/a nobody/nonentity
        xiǎobào, [小報], tabloid newspaper
        xiǎodòngzuò, [小動作], bad habit (e.g. nose-picking)/petty maneuver/dirty trick/gamesmanship
        xiǎochē, [小車], small model car/mini-car/small horse-cart/barrow/wheelbarrow/type of folk dance
        xiǎocōngming, [小聰明], clever-clever/clever in trivial matters/sharp but petty-minded
        Xiǎotáoqì/xiǎotáoqì, [小淘氣], Rogue, Marvel Comics superhero, rascal
        xiǎoérkē, [小兒科], pediatrics/pediatric (department)/sth of little importance/trifle/a child's play...
        xiǎodào, bypath/trail/bribery as a means of achieving a goal/minor arts (Confucian refere...
        xiǎoxīnjǐnshèn, [小心謹慎], cautious and timid (idiom); prudent/careful
        xìxiǎo, [細小], tiny/fine/minute
        xiǎohào, [小號], trumpet/small size (clothes etc)/(coll.) number one/to urinate/(humble) our stor...
        
        jiāoxiǎo, [嬌小], petite/delicate/dainty
        
        xiǎofàn, [小販], peddler/hawker
        xiǎodàoxiāoxi, hearsay/gossip
        xiǎoqiǎo, small and exquisite/delicate/fine (features)/compact/nifty
        xiǎoyàng, [小樣], galley proof (printing)/unimpressive/(coll.) little guy (mild insult also used a...
        
        
        xiǎoxuéshēng, [小學生], primary school student/schoolchild/CL:個|个[gè],名[míng]/(fig.) beginner
        xiǎotuǐ, lower leg (from knee to ankle)/shank
        xiǎoér/xiǎor, [小兒], young child/(humble) my son, (coll.) early childhood/baby boy
        ǎixiǎo, short and small/low and small/undersized
        LǐXiǎolóng, [李小龍], Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
        xiǎodiào, [小調], xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre/minor key (in music)
        xiǎonǚ, my daughter (humble)
        
        xiáxiǎo, [狹小], narrow
        
        shòuxiǎo, slightly-built/petite
        
        xiǎomǎ, [小馬], colt/pony
        
        xiǎoqìguǐ, [小氣鬼], miser/penny-pincher
        xiǎojié, [小節], a minor matter/trivia/bar (music)
        xiǎohé, brook
        
        xiǎoxíngxīng, asteroid/minor planet
        xiǎoniú, calf/(coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini
        xiǎogǒu, pup/puppy
        
        xiǎomèi, little sister/girl/(Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealin...
        
        xiǎojìng, [小徑], alley
        
        
        Xiǎoxuě, Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th...
        
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        xiǎomàibù, [小賣部], kiosk/snack counter/retail department or section inside a larger business
        
        xiǎodǎxiǎonào, [小打小鬧], small-scale
        
        
        
        xiǎobái, (slang) novice/greenhorn/fool/idiot/abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiǎo bái liǎn], pretty boy
        xiǎobiànzi, [小辮子], pigtail/(fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon b...
        Xiǎoyě, Ono (Japanese surname and place name)
        
        
        
        yòuxiǎo, young/immature
        
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        Xiǎoquán, Koizumi (name)/KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō, Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-...
        
        
        xiǎoxīnyǎn, narrow-minded/petty
        xiǎojiùzi, (coll.) wife's younger brother
        dàjiēxiǎoxiàng, great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
        
        
        xiǎojīnglíng, [小精靈], elf
        xiǎocháng, [小腸], small intestine
        xiǎoqì, to rest for a bit/to take a breather
        dàhūxiǎojiào, to shout and quarrel/to make a big fuss
        duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō, [短篇小說], short story
        xiǎotíqínshǒu, violinist/fiddler
        xiǎotān, [小攤], vendor's stall
        xiǎohuǒr, [小伙兒], erhua variant of 小伙[xiǎo huǒ]
        xiǎofù, underbelly/lower abdomen
        xiǎoqìchē, [小汽車], compact car
        
        xuèxiǎobǎn, blood platelet
        XiǎoXūn, Xiao Xun (1989-), Taiwan actress
        kāixiǎochāi, [開小差], to be absent-minded/to desert/to abscond from the army/absent without leave (AWO...
        xiǎowūjiàndàwū, [小巫見大巫], lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)/fig. to pale into ins...
        xiǎoyízi, see 小姨[xiǎo yí]
        
        xiǎoqīngnián, young person/youngster
        xiǎojiǎo, [小腳], bound feet (traditional)
        
        yīxiǎocuō, handful (of)
        fēitóngxiǎokě, extremely important/no small matter
        xiǎoliǎngkǒu, [小兩口], (coll.) young married couple
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        jiǎnxiǎo, [減小], to reduce/to decrease/to diminish
        xiǎozhǐ, little finger
        Xiǎolín, Kobayashi (Japanese surname)
        
        
        xiǎoyǔ, light rain/drizzle
        
        xiǎoyèqǔ, serenade
        xiǎosuànpán, [小算盤], lit. small abacus/fig. selfish calculations/bean-counting
        
        kōngzhōngxiǎojiě, stewardess/air hostess
        xiǎochīdiàn, snack bar/lunch room/CL:家[jiā]
        
        
        
        
        diāochóngxiǎojì, [雕蟲小技], insignificant talent/skill of no high order/minor accomplishment
        
        xiǎozú, foot soldier/minor figure/a nobody/(chess) pawn
        xiǎoqǔ, popular song/folk tune/ballad
        xiǎoérmábìzhèng, [小兒麻痺症], poliomyelitis/infantile paralysis
        xiǎonǎo, [小腦], cerebellum (part of the brain)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        dàtóngxiǎoyì, [大同小異], virtually the same/differing only on small points
        
        xiǎobèi, [小輩], the younger generation
        
        Xiǎomǐ/xiǎomǐ, Xiaomi, Chinese electronics company founded in 2010, millet
        xiǎofěn, (wheat) starch/amylum
        
        
        
        
        dàdàxiǎoxiǎo, large and small/of all sizes
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        Xiǎodǎo/xiǎodǎo, [小島], Kojima (Japanese surname and place name), isle
        
        
        
        xiǎomǔzhǐ, little finger/pinkie
        yánqíngxiǎoshuō, [言情小說], romantic fiction
        xiǎodòu, see 紅豆|红豆[hóng dòu]
        xiǎoyǎ, one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
        
        
        
        
        xiǎosūdá, [小蘇打], baking soda/sodium bicarbonate
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        xiǎojiě, to urinate/to empty one's bladder
        xiǎoshì, [小視], to belittle/to look down upon/to despise
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xiǎoxióngmāo, [小熊貓], lesser panda/red panda/firefox
        xiǎoliàng, a small quantity
        
        
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        xiǎoshùdiǎn, [小數點], decimal point
        xiǎolǎopó, concubine/mistress/(dialect) woman
        
        
        
        
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        duǎnxiǎojīnghàn, (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)/(of an article) concise and forceful
        
        
        
        
        
        xiǎoxiě, [小寫], lowercase
        xiǎobàn, a portion smaller than a half/the lesser part/the smaller part
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xiǎojiāziqì, [小家子氣], petty/small-minded
        
        xiǎoshìniúdāo, [小試牛刀], to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
        
        
        xiǎorìzi, simple life
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xiǎohuáng, [小黃], (coll.) taxicab (Tw)
        xiǎogū, husband's younger sister/sister-in-law
        
        
        
        
        
        xiǎowǒ, the self/the individual
        xiǎoshù, [小數], small figure/small amount/the part of a number to the right of the decimal point...
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        xiǎobiàn, [小辮], pigtail
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        xiǎochǎn, [小產], to miscarry/a miscarriage/an abortion
        xiǎobāo, packet
        xiǎochéng, small town
        Xiǎokāng/xiǎokāng, Xiaokang, a Confucian near-ideal state of society, second only to Datong 大同[Dà t...
        xiǎoshù, [小樹], shrub/small tree/sapling/CL:棵[kē]
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xiǎoqiǎolínglóng, [小巧玲瓏], dainty and delicate/exquisite
        
        lǎoxiǎo, the old and the young/the youngest member of the family
        
        
        
        zhōngxiǎoxué, [中小學], middle and elementary school
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        chángpiānxiǎoshuō, [長篇小說], novel
        
        
        xiǎoshāngfàn, [小商販], small trader/peddler
        
        Xiǎoxióngzuò, Ursa Minor (constellation)
        
        yángchángxiǎodào, [羊腸小道], road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom); narrow and winding road/fig. compli...
        kāixiǎozào, [開小灶], to give preferential treatment/to give special attention
        
        
        
        xiǎoshé, uvula
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xiǎojīnkù, [小金庫], supplementary cash reserve/private fund/private hoard/slush fund
        xiǎolixiǎoqì, [小裡小氣], stingy/petty
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        XiǎoQiáng, [小強], cockroach (slang)
        
        
        
        
        xiǎochūn, 10th month of the lunar calendar/Indian summer/crops sown in late autumn
        
        
        xiǎomín, ordinary people/commoner/civilian
        
        
        xiǎoqiú, sports such as ping-pong and badminton that use small balls/see also 大球[dà qiú]
        
        
        
        
        yīnxiǎoshīdà, to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
        
        zhōngpiānxiǎoshuō, [中篇小說], novella
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xiǎoyáng, lamb
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        DèngXiǎopíng, [鄧小平], Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978...
        
        
        
        xiǎoguà, close-fitting (Chinese-style) upper garment
        
        
        
        
        
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        wúqióngxiǎo, [無窮小], infinitesimal (in calculus)/infinitely small
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xiǎozhuàn, [小傳], sketch biography/profile
        
        xiǎoqiū, hill/knoll
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        xiǎozào, mess hall for high-ranking cadres/(fig.) special treatment/cf. 大灶[dà zào]
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        xiǎojié, [小結], summary/short/brief/wrap-up
        
        xiānxiǎo, [纖小], fine/delicate
        
        xiǎojítuán, [小集團], faction/clique
        
        
        
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        xiǎobiāotí, [小標題], subheading
        
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        xiǎohuíxiāng, fennel/fennel seed
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        xiǎobáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica chinensis/CL:棵[kē]
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        xiǎoxífu, [小媳婦], young married woman/mistress/(fig.) punching bag/(old) child bride
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        shīqù, to lose
        xiāoshī, to disappear/to fade away
        shīzōng, [失蹤], to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for
        shīwàng, disappointed/to lose hope/to despair
        shībài, [失敗], to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure/defeat/CL:次[cì]
        shīpéi, goodbye (modest formula)/Excuse me, I must leave.
        sǔnshī, [損失], loss/damage/CL:個|个[gè]/to lose/to suffer damage
        shī, to lose/to miss/to fail
        shībàizhě, [失敗者], loser
        shīkòng, to go out of control
        míshī, to lose (one's bearings)/to get lost
        shīyè, [失業], unemployment/to lose one's job
        sàngshī, [喪失], to lose/to forfeit
        shīwù, [失誤], lapse/mistake/to make a mistake/fault/service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
        diūshī, [丟失], to lose/lost
        shīcháng, not normal/an aberration
        shīxiào, to fail/to lose effectiveness
        guòshī, [過失], error/fault/(law) negligence/delinquency
        shīluò, to lose (sth)/to drop (sth)/to feel a sense of loss/frustrated/disappointment/lo...
        shīxuè, blood loss
        shīlǐ, [失禮], lacking in manners
        shīmíng, to lose one's eyesight/to become blind/blindness
        shīshǒu, a slip/miscalculation/unwise move/accidentally/by mistake/to lose control/to be ...
        shīmián, to suffer from insomnia
        shīshì, (of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle coll...
        shīlíng, [失靈], out of order (of machine)/not working properly/a failing (of a system)
        shīqiè, [失竊], to lose by theft/to have one's property stolen
        yíshī, [遺失], to lose/lost
        jīnghuāngshīcuò, [驚慌失措], to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
        shīdiào/shītiáo, [失調], out of tune (music), imbalance/to become dysfunctional/to lack proper care (afte...
        wànwúyīshī, [萬無一失], surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
        shīhuǒ, to catch fire/on fire/fire (alarm)
        shīzhí, [失職], to lose one's job/unemployment/not to fulfill one's obligations/to neglect one's...
        shīliàn, [失戀], to lose one's love/to break up (in a romantic relationship)/to feel jilted
        shītài, [失態], to forget one's manners/to forget oneself/to lose self-control (in a situation)
        liúshī, (of soil etc) to wash away/to be eroded/(fig.) (of talented staff, followers of ...
        shīzú, to lose one's footing/to slip/to take a wrong step in life
        shīlì, to lose/to suffer defeat
        cuòshī, [錯失], fault/mistake/to miss (a chance)
        quēshī, deficiency/shortcoming/hiatus
        shījìn, (urinary or fecal) incontinence
        
        shīyì, disappointed/frustrated
        zǒushī, lost/missing/to lose (sb in one's charge)/to get lost/to wander away/to lose (fl...
        màoshi, rash/impudent
        shīdiào, to lose/to miss
        shīsàn, to lose touch with/missing/scattered/separated from
        jībùkěshī, [機不可失], No time to lose! (idiom)
        shǎnshī, [閃失], mishap/accident/accidental loss
        shīshēng, [失聲], to lose one's voice/(to cry out) involuntarily
        tòngshī, to suffer the painful loss of (a loved one etc)/to miss out on (an opportunity)/...
        déshī, gains and losses/success and failure/merits and demerits
        shīcōng, [失聰], to go deaf/to lose hearing
        bàoshī, [報失], report the loss to the authorities concerned
        shīhéng, to unbalance/an imbalance
        shīchuán, [失傳], (of skills etc) to die out/lost/extinct
        shīyuē, [失約], to miss an appointment
        ànránshīsè, to lose one's splendor/to lose luster/to be eclipsed/to be overshadowed
        shīshǒu, (military) (of a city etc) to fall into enemy hands/(fig.) to take a turn for th...
        dàshīsuǒwàng, greatly disappointed
        shīzhījiāobì, to miss narrowly/to let a great opportunity slip
        
        shīcuò, to be at a loss
        shīzhòng, weightlessness
        
        shīyèlǜ, [失業率], unemployment rate
        yǒushī, to fail or lose (used in fixed expressions)
        shīshēn, to lose one's virginity/to lose one's chastity
        shīcè, to blunder/to miscalculate/miscalculation/unwise (move)
        shīyèzhě, [失業者], an unemployed person
        liúlíshīsuǒ, [流離失所], destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about/displ...
        màoshiguǐ, reckless person/hothead
        shīérfùdé, [失而復得], to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
        shīyǔzhèng, [失語症], aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)
        shīzhǔ, owner of sth lost or stolen
        shīyán, slip of the tongue/indiscretion/to blurt out a secret
        shīshén, absent-minded/to lose spirit/despondent
        shīdàng, [失當], inappropriate/improper
        shīsè, to lose color/to turn pale
        débùchángshī, [得不償失], the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
        shīzhēn, to lack fidelity/(signal) distortion
        shīxìn, to break a promise
        bùshīwéi, [不失為], can still be considered (to be...)/may after all be accepted as
        guàshī, [掛失], to report the loss of something
        
        shīsuàn, to miscalculate/miscalculation
        shūshī, to make a (careless) mistake/oversight
        niánjiǔshīxiū, old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)/dilapidated
        
        huàndéhuànshī, to worry about personal gains and losses
        
        
        shīdì, to lose land/dispossessed
        shīshí, [失實], to give a false picture of the situation
        shīchǒng, [失寵], to lose favor/in disfavor/disgraced
        yīshīzúchéngqiāngǔhèn, a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
        mǎshīqiántí, [馬失前蹄], lit. the horse loses its front hooves/fig. sudden failure through miscalculation...
        
        
        
        yīnxiǎoshīdà, to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
        dàjīngshīsè, [大驚失色], to turn pale with fright (idiom)
        
        
        
        shīchá, to fail in observing or supervising/to miss/to let sth slip through
        gùcǐshībǐ, [顧此失彼], lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)/fig. to be unable ...
        
        yánduōbìshī, if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
        shīhé, disharmony/to become estranged
        zuòshīliángjī, [坐失良機], to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
        yǎránshīxiào, [啞然失笑], to laugh involuntarily/Taiwan pr. [è rán shī xiào]
        
        
        shīdào, [失盜], to have sth stolen/to lose to theft/robbed
        shīxiào, to laugh in spite of oneself/to be unable to help laughing/to break into laughte...
        shīxiū, disrepair
        sànshī, to squander/lost
        
        

        dà/dài, big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest/eldest/greatly/very muc...
        dàjiā, everyone/influential family/great expert
        dàgài, roughly/probably/rough/approximate/about/general idea
        Dàxué/dàxué, [大學], the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì shū] in Confucianism, univers...
        dàren, adult/grownup/title of respect toward superiors
        wěidà, [偉大], huge/great/grand/worthy of the greatest admiration/important (contribution etc)
        Yìdàlì, Italy/Italian
        zhǎngdà, [長大], to grow up
        dàjiē, street/main street/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        dànǎo, [大腦], brain/cerebrum
        dàduōshù, [大多數], (great) majority
        dàbùfen, in large part/the greater part/the majority
        dàyuē, [大約], approximately/probably
        jùdà, huge/immense/very large/tremendous/gigantic/enormous
        qiángdà, [強大], large/formidable/powerful/strong
        dàlóu, [大樓], building (a relatively large, multi-storey one)/CL:幢[zhuàng],座[zuò]
        dàmá, hemp (Cannabis sativa)/cannabis/marijuana
        Dàwèi, [大衛], David (name)/Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French neoclassical painter
        zhòngdà, great/important/major/significant
        Jiānádà, Canada/Canadian
        dàshì, major event/major political event (war or change of regime)/major social event (...
        dàliàng, great amount/large quantity/bulk/numerous/generous/magnanimous
        
        dàgē, eldest brother/big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as on...
        dàtīng, [大廳], hall/lounge
        dàshēng, [大聲], loud voice/in a loud voice/loudly
        dàbùliǎo, at worst/if worst comes to worst/serious/alarming
        lǎodà, old age/very/eldest child in a family/leader of a group/boss/captain of a boat/l...
        dàdào, main street/avenue
        dàfū/dàifu, senior official (in imperial China), doctor/physician
        dàhuì, [大會], general assembly/general meeting/convention/CL:個|个[gè],屆|届[jiè]
        dàshī, [大師], great master/master
        Dàmén/dàmén, [大門], the Doors, US rock band, entrance/door/gate/large and influential family
        dàhuǒ, everybody/everyone/we all
        dàhǎi, sea/ocean
        Dàzhòng/dàzhòng, [大眾], Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer), the masses/the great bulk of the populatio...
        dàxíng, large/large-scale
        dàxiàng, elephant/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        
        dàdǎn, [大膽], brazen/audacious/outrageous/bold/daring/fearless
        dàshà, [大廈], (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in ...
        dàxiǎo, dimension/magnitude/size/measurement/large and small/at any rate/adults and chil...
使         dàshǐ, ambassador/envoy/CL:名[míng],位[wèi]
        dàhuǒ, conflagration/large fire/CL:場|场[cháng]
        dàdà, greatly/enormously/(dialect) dad/uncle
        dàshū, eldest of father's younger brothers/uncle (term used to address a man about the ...
        dàzhàn, [大戰], war/to wage war
便         dàbiàn, to defecate/excrement/feces
        fàngdà, to enlarge/to magnify
        dàyī, overcoat/topcoat/cloak/CL:件[jiàn]
        Dàlù/dàlù, [大陸], mainland China (reference to the PRC), continent/mainland/CL:個|个[gè],塊|块[kuài]
        dàkuàitóu, [大塊頭], heavy man/fat man/lunkhead/lummox/lug
        dàtuǐ, thigh
        dàchīyījīng, [大吃一驚], to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled/gobsmacked
        Àodàlìyà, [澳大利亞], Australia
        kuòdà, [擴大], to expand/to enlarge/to broaden one's scope
        dàhǎndàjiào, shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly/to rant/to kick up a racket/to ...
        dàhuǒr, [大伙兒], erhua variant of 大伙[dà huǒ]
        shèngdà, grand/majestic/magnificent/Shanda Entertainment (PRC computer game company)
        dàdì, earth/mother earth
        Yàlìshāndà, [亞歷山大], Alexander (name)/Alexandria (town name)
        dàxuéshēng, [大學生], university student/college student
        jídà, [極大], maximum/enormous
        Yàtèlándà, [亞特蘭大], Atlanta
        dàcān, great meal/banquet
        dàqián, [大錢], high denomination of banknotes or coins/lots of money/a big sum (e.g. a bribe)
        dàjīngxiǎoguài, [大驚小怪], to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
        zìdà, arrogant
        dàduō, for the most part/many/most/the greater part/mostly
        dàguīmó, [大規模], large scale/extensive/wide scale/broad scale
使         dàshǐguǎn, [大使館], embassy/CL:座[zuò],個|个[gè]
        bùdà, not very/not too/not often
        dàtúshā, [大屠殺], massacre/Holocaust
        WǔjiǎoDàlóu, [五角大樓], the Pentagon
        
        dàzìrán, nature (the natural world)
        
        dàpào, [大砲], big gun/cannon/artillery/one who talks big/trad. form 大炮 also used/CL:門|门[mén],尊...
        jiādà, to increase (e.g. one's effort)
        
        pángdà, [龐大], huge/enormous/tremendous
        yīdàzǎo, at dawn/at first light/first thing in the morning
西         Dàxīyáng, Atlantic Ocean
        
        dàfāng/dàfang, expert/scholar/mother earth/a type of green tea, generous/magnanimous/stylish/in...
        Dàmíng/dàmíng, Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Hán dān], Hebei, famous name/your distinguished na...
        DàQiáo, [大橋], Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三...
        gāodà, tall/lofty
        dàjiǎo, [大腳], naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiǎo jiǎo])/long kick (soc...
        dàhào, [大號], tuba/large size (clothes, print etc)/(polite) (your) name/(coll.) number two/to ...
        dàjiě, big sister/elder sister/older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or ...
        
        dàlì, energetically/vigorously
        
        shìjièdàzhàn, [世界大戰], world war
        Yóudà, [猶大], Judas/Judah (son of Jacob)
        dàjiǎng, [大獎], prize/award
        dàqì, [大氣], atmosphere (surrounding the earth)/imposing/impressive/stylish
        dàzhì, more or less/roughly/approximately
        dàwáng/dàiwang, king/magnate/person having expert skill in something, robber baron (in opera, ol...
        juédàduōshù, [絕大多數], absolute majority/overwhelming majority
        dàchén, chancellor (of a monarchy)/cabinet minister
        dàjú, general situation/present conditions
        dàbàn, more than half/greater part/most/probably/most likely
        dàxīngxing, gorilla
        Dàmuzhǐ/dàmuzhǐ, Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales), thumb
        dàyé/dàye, [大爺], arrogant idler/self-centered show-off, (coll.) father's older brother/uncle/term...
        
        dàsuàn, garlic/CL:瓣[bàn],頭|头[tóu]
        dàláo, prison
        dàhēng, big shot/top gun/superstar/VIP
        xiǎotídàzuò, [小題大做], to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
        dàsì, wantonly/without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)/unbridled
        dàdūhuì, [大都會], major city/metropolis/metropolitan
        
        dàxuǎn, [大選], general election
        dàtíqín, cello/violoncello/CL:把[bǎ]
        dàmǐ, (husked) rice
        dàqìcéng, [大氣層], atmosphere
        dàlǐshí, marble
        
        dàyǔ, heavy rain/CL:場|场[cháng]
        kuādà, [誇大], to exaggerate
        dàxiá, [大俠], knight/swordsman/noble warrior/chivalrous hero
        dàbā, (coll.) large bus/coach/(abbr. for 大型巴士)
        dàjūn, [大軍], army/main forces
        
        dàyì/dàyi, general idea/main idea, careless
        dàyáng, ocean/(old) silver dollar
        guāngmíngzhèngdà, (of a person) honorable/not devious/(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard/without ...
        dàmā, [大媽], father's elder brother's wife/aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
        dàpiàn, wide expanse/large area/vast stretch/extending widely/blockbuster movie
        dàquán, [大權], power/authority
        dàbáitiān, broad daylight
        
        dàtáng, lobby
        
        dàzhǔjiào, archbishop/primate (of a church)/metropolitan
        Dàbǎn, Ōsaka, a city and prefecture in Japan
        zēngdà, to enlarge/to amplify/to magnify
        Sīdàlín, Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator
        dàdì, heavenly emperor/"the Great" (title)
        Dàshù, [大樹], Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan
        
        dàlù, avenue/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        
        zhēnxiàngdàbái, the whole truth is revealed (idiom); everything becomes clear
        kuāndà, [寬大], spacious/wide/lenient
        yuǎndà, [遠大], far-reaching/broad/ambitious/promising
        dàzuò, your work (book, musical composition etc) (honorific)/to erupt/to begin abruptly
        dàfāléitíng, [大發雷霆], to be furious/to fly into a terrible rage
        dàběnyíng, [大本營], headquarters/base camp
        dàyú, [大於], greater than/bigger than/more than, >
        zìdàkuáng, megalomania/egomania/delusions of grandeur
        
广         dàtíngguǎngzhòng, [大庭廣眾], public place with numerous people
        mòdà, greatest/most important
        
        
        
        dàbà, [大壩], dam
        Méngdàná, Montana, US state
        dàdòu, soybean
        juédàbùfen, [絕大部分], overwhelming majority
        dàxǐ, exultation
        dàbù, most of/the majority of sth
        dàfēng, [大風], gale/CL:場|场[cháng]
        Jiēdàhuānxǐ/jiēdàhuānxǐ, [皆大歡喜], As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare, to everyone's delight and satisfaction
        
        dàduì, [大隊], group/a large body of/production brigade/military group
        
        
        dàhóng, [大紅], crimson
        dàxiū, overhaul
        
        dàchǎodànào, [大吵大鬧], to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss/to make a scene
        dàfǎguān, grand justice/high court justice/supreme court justice
        tiāndà, gargantuan/as big as the sky/enormous
        dàxiào, to laugh heartily/a belly laugh
        Dàxuě, Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December
        
        dàmángrén, busy bee/very busy person
        dàkuǎn, very wealthy person
        DàBùlièdiān, [大不列顛], Great Britain
        dàhǎilāozhēn, [大海撈針], lit. to fish a needle from the sea/to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
        zhuàngdà, [壯大], to expand/to strengthen
        
        dàwéi, [大為], very/greatly
        dàwàn, star/big shot/celebrity/leading actor/authority (slang)
        Dàdū/dàdōu/dàdū, Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing, ...
        
        dàfú, a big margin/substantially
        lǎodàgē, big brother
        Dàyǎ/dàyǎ, Taya township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan, one of the thr...
广         guǎngdà, [廣大], (of an area) vast or extensive/large-scale/widespread/(of people) numerous
        dàhuò, [大禍], disaster/calamity
        dàtǐshàng, [大體上], overall/in general terms
        dàmíngdǐngdǐng, grand reputation/renowned/famous
        dàxiě, [大寫], capital letters/uppercase letters/block letters/banker's anti-fraud numerals
        Dàshān, Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known...
        dàdūshì, metropolis/large city/megacity
        
        kuādàqící, [誇大其詞], to exaggerate
        dàqīngzǎo, early in the morning
        dàgōnggàochéng, successfully accomplished (project or goal)/to be highly successful
        dàgèr, [大個兒], tall person
        dàdùzi, pregnant/potbelly/big eater
        mótiāndàlóu, [摩天大樓], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
        dàxiāngjìngtíng, [大相徑庭], as different as can be (idiom)/poles apart
        
        shuòdà, [碩大], big/huge/massive
        dàpī, large quantities of
        dàlìshì, strong man/Hercules
        guānméndàjí, [關門大吉], to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
        dàdù, magnanimous/generous (in spirit)
        
        dàcháng, [大腸], the large intestine
        
        
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        fàngdàjìng, [放大鏡], magnifying glass
便         dàxiǎobiàn, using the toilet/urination and defecation
        dàdàoli, major principle/general truth/sermon (reproof)/bombastic talk
        dàdiào, [大調], major key (in music)
        dàzáhuì, [大雜燴], mix-up/mish-mash/potpourri
西         
        dàfàngyìcǎi, [大放異彩], to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment)/to demonstrate extraordinary talen...
        Méngdànázhōu, Montana, US state
        
        dàshè, amnesty/general pardon
        
        Dàmǎshìgé, [大馬士革], Damascus, capital of Syria
        dàtǐ, [大體], in general/more or less/in rough terms/basically/on the whole/overall situation/...
        
        dàxiā, [大蝦], prawn/(Internet slang) expert/whiz
        
        féidà, loose fitting clothes/fat/stout/swelling (of internal organ)/hypertrophy
        zhèngdàguāngmíng, just and honorable
        
        Dàlìshén, Heracles (Greek mythology)/Hercules (Roman mythology)
        
        dàhǎn, to shout
        dàzōng, large amount/staple/influential family of long standing
        Dàyě, Ōno (Japanese surname and place name)
        dàdòngmài, [大動脈], main artery (blood vessel)/fig. main highway/arterial road
        Dàwěi, [大偉], David (name)
        dàjì, [大計], large scale program of lasting importance/project of paramount importance/to thi...
        
        qīngpéndàyǔ, [傾盆大雨], a downpour/rain bucketing down/fig. to be overwhelmed (with work or things to st...
        
        Dàlín, Dalin or Talin town in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jiā yì xiàn], west Taiwan
        kuángwàngzìdà, arrogant and conceited
        dàsǎo, older brother's wife/sister-in-law/elder sister (respectful appellation for an o...
        
        cūxīndàyì, negligent/careless/inadvertent
        hóngdà, great/grand
        wànshìdàjí, [萬事大吉], everything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world
        dǎndà, [膽大], daring/bold/audacious
        zuìdàèjí, [罪大惡極], guilty of terrible crimes (idiom)/reprehensible
        dàgāng, [大綱], synopsis/outline/program/leading principles
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        dàjiēxiǎoxiàng, great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
        Bōgēdà, Bogota, capital of Colombia
        dàhuīláng, big bad wolf
        dàròu, pork
        
        Bǎimùdà, Bermuda
        dàmǎhǎyú, [大馬哈魚], chum salmon
        
        pángrándàwù, [龐然大物], huge monster/colossus
        
        dàwúwèi, [大無畏], utterly fearless
        dàhūxiǎojiào, to shout and quarrel/to make a big fuss
        dàquán, all-inclusive/complete/comprehensive collection
        
        suídàliú, [隨大流], to follow the crowd/going with the tide
        dàhóngdàzǐ, [大紅大紫], to hit the big time
        BěiDà, Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
        dàhànlínlí, dripping with sweat
        dàmài, [大麥], barley
        dàshīsuǒwàng, greatly disappointed
        
        Sīdàlíngélè, Stalingrad, former name of Volvograd 伏爾加格勒|伏尔加格勒 (1925-1961)
        Dàyīng, Daying county in Suining 遂寧|遂宁[Suì níng], Sichuan/Great Britain
        dàyuàn, courtyard (surrounded by many buildings)/compound/great institution
        xiǎowūjiàndàwū, [小巫見大巫], lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom)/fig. to pale into ins...
        
        dàxiǎnshēnshǒu, [大顯身手], (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
        
        
        dàhé, large river (esp the Yellow River)
        dàyān, [大煙], opium
        dàfèn, [大糞], human excrement/night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fert...
        dàzhāngqígǔ, [大張旗鼓], with great fanfare
        dànànbùsǐ, [大難不死], to just escape from calamity
        dàpéngchē, [大篷車], schooner
        Dàyángzhōu, Oceania
        
        
        tèdàhào, [特大號], jumbo/king-sized
        Kǎndàhā, Kandahar (town in Southern Afghanistan)
        qíchǐdàrǔ, [奇恥大辱], extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom)
        zhǒngdà, [腫大], swelling/enlargement/hypertrophy
        xīndàlù, [新大陸], the New World/the Americas as opposed to the Old World 舊大陸|旧大陆[jiù dà lù] or Eur...
        Réndà, (Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quán guó Rén m...
        Dàhú, Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
        pòkǒudàmà, [破口大罵], to abuse roundly
        
        dàyuánshuài, [大元帥], generalissimo
        dàxiězìmǔ, [大寫字母], capital letters/uppercase letters
        liūzhīdàjí, to steal away/to beat it
        
        
        dàguó, [大國], a power (i.e. a dominant country)
        dàbài, [大敗], to defeat/to inflict a defeat on sb
        yuāndàtóu, [冤大頭], spendthrift and foolish/sb with more money than sense
        
        dàbàng, big stick (policy etc)
广         shéntōngguǎngdà, [神通廣大], to possess great magical power/to possess remarkable abilities
        dàgēdà, cell phone (bulky, early-model one)/brick phone/mob boss
        pěngfùdàxiào, uproarious/hilarious/to split one's sides laughing/lit. to hold one's belly with...
        dàdāo, broadsword/large knife/machete
        dàjiàng, [大將], a general or admiral
        
        dàbù, large strides
        dàfù, substantially/by a big amount
        
        dàfúdù, by a wide margin/substantial
        dàdònggāngē, [大動干戈], to go to war (idiom)/to make a big fuss over sth
        dàchīdàhē, to eat and drink as much as one likes/to make a pig of oneself
        fāyángguāngdà, [發揚光大], to develop and promote/to carry forward/to bring to great height of development
        dǎndàbāotiān, [膽大包天], reckless/extremely daring
        zuìdàhuà, to maximize
        dàlìhuā, [大麗花], dahlia (loanword)
        chāojídàguó, [超級大國], superpower
        gāolóudàshà, [高樓大廈], tall building
        
        dàhéchàng, cantata/chorus
        dàwèi, captain (army rank)/senior captain
        
        dàcháo, spring tide/(fig.) momentous social change
        
        dànóngchǎng, [大農場], ranch
        dàwù, [大霧], thick fog
        Dàmǎ, [大馬], Malaysia
        huǎngrándàwù, to suddenly realize/to suddenly see the light
        dàlǎocū, uncouth fellow/rustic
        
        
        dàkuàirénxīn, to the satisfaction of everyone
        dàtóngxiǎoyì, [大同小異], virtually the same/differing only on small points
        
        
        Dàhé, Yamato, an ancient Japanese province, a period of Japanese history, a place name...
        
        dàshétou, [大舌頭], (coll.) lisp/one who lisps
        dàxióngmāo, [大熊貓], giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
        dàzhònghuà, [大眾化], mass-oriented/to cater for the masses/popularized
        
        
        dàdàxiǎoxiǎo, large and small/of all sizes
        
        dàzhuān, [大專], three-year college/junior college/professional training college
        dàbó, husband's older brother/brother-in-law
        wàngzìzūndà, ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance
        dàniáng, (coll.) father's older brother's wife/aunt (polite address)
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        dàhàn, [大漢], big person/the great Han dynasty
        
        Dàtián, Datian county in Sanming 三明[Sān míng], Fujian/Daejeon Metropolitan City, capital...
        
        
        dàyǒurénzài, there are plenty of such people
        dàlíng, [大齡], older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc)
        Yìdàlìrén, Italian person
        hāhādàxiào, to laugh heartily/to burst into loud laughter
        
        dàyǒukěwéi, [大有可為], with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
        yèdà, [業大], part-time college (abbr. for 業餘大學|业余大学[yè yú dà xué])
        
        dàbǎoyǎnfú, [大飽眼福], to feast one's eyes
        mǎntóudàhàn, [滿頭大汗], brow beaded with sweat/perspiring freely
        
        dàjǔ, [大舉], (do sth) on a large scale
        dàyè, [大業], great cause/great undertaking
        dàyánbùcán, [大言不慚], to boast shamelessly/to talk big
        dàjí, very auspicious/extremely lucky
殿         dàdiàn, main hall of a Buddhist temple
        dàchánggǎnjūn, [大腸桿菌], Escherichia coli (E. coli)
        
        piáopōdàyǔ, [瓢潑大雨], downpour (idiom)
        dàguò, [大過], serious mistake/major demerit
        
        
        dàqiānshìjiè, great wide world/marvelously diverse world/(Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[s...
        Fēiguódà, [非國大], African National Congress, ANC/abbr. for 非洲人國民大會|非洲人国民大会[Fēi zhōu rén guó mín dà...
        
        shūhudàyì, oversight/negligence/careless/negligent/not concentrating on the main point
        dàshēngjíhū, [大聲疾呼], to call loudly (idiom); to get people's attention/to make one's views known
        
        
        dàzhàngfu, a manly man/a man of character
        jiǔwéndàmíng, [久聞大名], your name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
        
        dàtàbù, in big strides/(fig.) in giant steps
        
        
        dàshuǐ, flood
        
        xuānrándàbō, [軒然大波], huge waves/(fig.) ruckus/controversy/sensation
        fàngdàqì, amplifier
        
        dàqǐdàluò, (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)/volatile/significant ups and...
        mótiāndàshà, [摩天大廈], skyscraper/CL:座[zuò]
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        dàyǒuzuòwéi, [大有作為], to accomplish much/to have good prospects/to have a promising future
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        dàshǒudàjiǎo, [大手大腳], extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful/wasteful
        tiǎodàliáng, to play a leading role/to bear a heavy responsibility
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        sìdà, the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)/the four freedoms: sp...
        
        dàdiǎn, ceremony/collection of classical writings
        Dàyǔ, Daewoo (Korean conglomerate)
        
        
        cūdà, thick/bulky/loud
        
        dàjídàlì, great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
        
        dàzhì, high aims
        hàodà, vast/great/large amount
        
便便         dàfùpiánpián, big-bellied (idiom)/paunchy
        
        dàhòutiān, [大後天], three days from now/day after day after tomorrow
        dàjiāngjūn, [大將軍], important general/generalissimo
        dàxíngqídào, rampant/very popular
        
        
        dàzáyuàn, [大雜院], compound with many families living together
        dàjiàn, large/bulky/big-ticket item
        dàgàn, [大幹], to go all out/to work energetically
        
        yīdà, [醫大], abbr. for 醫科大學|医科大学[yī kē dà xué], university of medicine
        dàbǐng, [大餅], large flat bread
        bódà, enormous/broad/extensive
        dàqìyā, [大氣壓], atmospheric pressure
        
        
        ruòdà, so big/such a big
        
        dǎndàwàngwéi, [膽大妄為], daring/presumptuous/daredevil
        biāoxíngdàhàn, [彪形大漢], burly chap/husky fellow
        shīdà, [師大], abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shī fàn dà xué], normal university/teacher training college
        kuòdàhuà, [擴大化], to extend the scope/to exaggerate
        
        
        
        dàshìsuǒqū, [大勢所趨], general trend/irresistible trend
        
        
        
        dàchéngshì, major city/metropolis
        dàkǎ, kilocalorie
        Dàchéng, Dacheng county in Langfang 廊坊[Láng fáng], Hebei/Tacheng township in Changhua cou...
        
        Dàcūn, Dacun township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan
        dàzhōu, continent
        dàqiántiān, three days ago
        
        zìgāozìdà, to think of oneself as terrific (idiom); arrogant
        dàqì, very capable person/precious object
        
        ÈrcìDàzhàn, [二次大戰], World War Two
        dàchóng, [大蟲], tiger
        Dàzú, Dazu suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
        dàdiē, large fall
        
        
        dàmáhǎyú, [大麻哈魚], see 大馬哈魚|大马哈鱼[dà mǎ hǎ yú]
        
        dàdāokuòfǔ, [大刀闊斧], bold and decisive
        Yìdàlì, [義大利], Italy/Italian (Tw)
        
        bǎihuòdàlóu, [百貨大樓], department store
        hōngtángdàxiào, the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
        
        
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        dàdàliēliē, carefree/offhand/casual
        
        
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        dàhù, [大戶], great family/rich family/large landlord/conspicuous spender or consumer
        
        dàxiào, senior ranking officer in Chinese army/senior colonel
        gùquándàjú, [顧全大局], to take the big picture into consideration (idiom)/to work for the benefits of a...
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        Dàtóng, (Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society)
        dàjié, [大節], major festival/important matter/major principle/high moral character
        
        Dàtōng, Datong district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huái nán shì], Anhui/Datong Hui and Tu auton...
        Dàxióngzuò, Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)
        dàzìbào, [大字報], big-character poster
        
        
        
        
        dàlùjià, [大陸架], continental shelf
        
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        dàjiùzi, (coll.) wife's older brother
        tāotiāndàzuì, heinous crime
        dàshāfēngjǐng, [大煞風景], see 大殺風景|大杀风景[dà shā fēng jǐng]
        
        
        
        
        lǎodàyé, [老大爺], uncle/grandpa/CL:位[wèi]
        
        dàdǐ, generally speaking/by and large/for the most part
        Dàshù/dàshù, [大數], Tarsus, Mediterranean city in Turkey, the birthplace of St Paul, a large number
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        dàyìlǐnrán, [大義凜然], devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
        
        dànìbùdào, disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave brea...
        
        
·         Yuēsèfū·Sīdàlín, [約瑟夫·斯大林], Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator
        
        dàshèng, [大勝], to defeat decisively/to win decisively/great victory/triumph
        dàcōng, [大蔥], leek/Chinese onion
        dàhuáng, [大黃], rhubarb (botany)
        Dàjiǔbǎo, Japanese surname and place name Oukubo
        dàyǒuwénzhāng, some deeper meaning in this/more to it than meets the eye/there's sth behind all...
        
        kāngzhuāngdàdào, [康莊大道], broad and open road (idiom); fig. brilliant future prospects
        
        
        
        
        
        huādàjiě, common word for ladybug, more formally 瓢虫
        réngāomǎdà, [人高馬大], tall and strong
        wàijiāodàchén, Foreign Secretary/(UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
        cáidàqìcū, [財大氣粗], rich and imposing/rich and overbearing
        
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        dàyǒubìyì, bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful/of great service/to help greatly/to...
        
        
        
        dàdàfāngfāng, confident/calm/natural/poised
        dàgōngwúsī, [大公無私], selfless/impartial
        
        
        
        dàwǒ, the collective/the whole/(Buddhism) the greater self
        
        
        Dàliáng, capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states/CL:根[gēn]
        
        
        dàmò, desert
        
        dàyìmièqīn, [大義滅親], to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family i...
        lǎodàmā, [老大媽], "Madam" (affectionate term for an elderly woman)/CL:位[wèi]
        
        
        
        
        
        
        dàyízi, sister-in-law/wife's older sister
        dàyītǒng, [大一統], unification (of the nation)/large scale unification
        yíxiàodàfāng, [貽笑大方], to make a fool of oneself/to make oneself a laughing stock
        dàyí, (coll.) wife's elder sister/sister-in-law
        DàZhòngmǎ, [大仲馬], Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870), French writer
        
        
        
        dàyào, abstract/gist/main points
        
        cūzhīdàyè, [粗枝大葉], thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)/boorish/rough and ready/sloppy
        
        
        Dàqiū, Daegu Metropolitan City, capital of North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道[Qìng shà...
        dàmúdàyàng, [大模大樣], boldly/ostentatiously/poised/self-assured/Taiwan pr. [dà mó dà yàng]
        Dàjiāngnánběi, north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)/(fig.) all over China
        
        
        dàgǔ, bass drum
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        shēnmíngdàyì, [深明大義], to have a high notion of one's duty/to be highly principled
        
        
        
        
        dàxǐguòwàng, [大喜過望], overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
        
        WénhuàDàgémìng, Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
        
        dàbāodàlǎn, [大包大攬], to take complete charge (idiom)
        
        
        
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        JīnDàzhōng, Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel pea...
        luòluòdàfāng, (of one's conduct, speech etc) natural and unrestrained
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        kǔdàchóushēn, great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom); deeply ingrained long-standing resentment
        
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        Dàdōng, [大東], Dadong district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
        
        
        
        dàyuán, [大員], high official
        Dàbǎo/dàbǎo, [大寶], Taiho (a Japanese era), (archaic) throne
        Dàān, Da'an or Ta'an district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tái běi shì], Taiwan/Ta'an townsh...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        dàyóu, lard
        dàbān, tai-pan/business executive/foreign business manager/top class of kindergarten or...
        bódàjīngshēn, wide-ranging and profound/broad and deep
        
        Dàyuèjìn, [大躍進], Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, whic...
        
        dàyì, [大義], righteousness/virtuous cause/a woman's marriage/main points of a piece of writin...
        
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        DàYùnhé, [大運河], the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
        
        
        
        Dàlián, [大連], Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
        
        
        
        dàyàn, wild goose/CL:隻|只[zhī]
        ŌuYàDàlù, [歐亞大陸], Eurasia
        
        yīnxiǎoshīdà, to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
        
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        dàdídāngqián, [大敵當前], facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties/Enemy at th...
        dàjīngshīsè, [大驚失色], to turn pale with fright (idiom)
        zhōngshēndàshì, [終身大事], major turning point of lifelong import (esp. marriage)
        
        xiōngwúdàzhì, [胸無大志], to have no aspirations (idiom)/unambitious
        
        ÀodàlìyàLiánbāng, [澳大利亞聯邦], Commonwealth of Australia
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        Āndàlüèshěng, Ontario province, Canada
        dàbáihuà, [大白話], colloquial speech
        
        
        
        
        
        Dàguānyuán, [大觀園], Prospect Garden/Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber
        dàqìwǎnchéng, lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures...
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        GuóDà, [國大], abbr. for 國民大會|国民大会, National Assembly of the Republic of China (extant during v...
        
        
        
        guāngdà, splendid/magnificent/abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhōng guó Guāng dà Yín háng], China...
        
        
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        Yèlángzìdà, lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)/fig. foolish conceit
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        Sūndàshèng, [孫大聖], Great-Sage Sun/Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sūn Wù kōng]
        NánjīngDàtúshā, [南京大屠殺], the Nanjing Massacre of 1937-38
        dàbùliúxīng, at a stride/taking large steps (while walking)
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        dàzǒngtǒng, [大總統], president (of a country)/same as 總統|总统
        
        
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        dàxiān, great immortal
        
        
        
        
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        dàguān, [大關], strategic pass/barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a ro...
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        dàgū, father's oldest sister/husband's older sister/sister-in-law
        Dàqìng, [大慶], Daqing prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng] in...
        
        
        
        
        dàliào, Chinese anise/star anise
        dàqí, banner
        dàzú, large and influential family/clan
        dàyàng, [大樣], arrogant/full-page proofs (of newspaper)/detailed drawing
        
        Dàlǐ/dàlǐ, Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州 in Yunnan, judicial officer/justice of th...
        dàlüè, a broad outline/the general idea/roughly
        
        lǎodàniáng, old lady/Madam (polite address)/CL:位[wèi]
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        dàgàimào, [大蓋帽], peaked cap/service cap/visor cap
        YùhuángDàdì, Jade Emperor
        Yàlìshāndàlǐyà, [亞歷山大里亞], Alexandria
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        dàjiě, to defecate/to empty one's bowels
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        Dàwǔ, Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
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        dàlǎopó, primary wife
        
        dàshàjiāngqīng, [大廈將傾], great mansion on the verge of collapse (idiom); hopeless situation
        
        DàjiāngJiànsānláng, Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate
        
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        màotiānxiàzhīdàbùwěi, [冒天下之大不韙], see 冒大不韙|冒大不韪[mào dà bù wěi]
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        dàbáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica pekinensis/CL:棵[kē]
        
        dàtiāné, [大天鵝], (bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus)
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        dàlùhuò, [大路貨], staple goods
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        Dàjílǐng, [大吉嶺], Darjeeling, town in India
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        hàodàxǐgōng, to rejoice in grandiose deeds/to strive to achieve extraordinary things
        
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        dàxīngtǔmù, [大興土木], to carry out large scale construction
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        émáodàxuě, [鵝毛大雪], goose feather snow (idiom)/big heavy snow fall
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        dàbǎizi, (coll.) husband's elder brother
        chuánlǎodà, coxswain/steersman/boatswain (bo'sun)
        
        
        
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        cìdàlù, [次大陸], subcontinent (e.g. the Indian subcontinent)
        Mǎdà, [馬大], Martha (biblical name)
        
        
        
        
        
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        dàhòunián, [大後年], three years from now/year after year after next year
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        shíchéndàhǎi, lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)/fig. to e...
        dàfēnzǐ, macromolecule (chemistry)
        dàkèchē, [大客車], coach
        
        
        
        
        mǎdàhā, [馬大哈], a careless person/scatterbrain/frivolous and forgetful/abbr. for 馬馬虎虎、大大咧咧、嘻嘻哈哈|...
        

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