HSK 1 · Describing

大

dà

big; large

Stroke order of 大

大 is written with 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A person "人" stretches both arms wide "一" to show how big something is.

Parts: a person 人 with arms outstretched 一

Example sentence

你家很大。

Your home is big.

Words with 大

大学university 大学生college student 不大not very; not often 大人adult; grown-up 大家everyone 长大to grow up 大自然nature 大海sea; ocean 大声loudly 大门main gate 大衣overcoat 大部分most; the greater part 大多数the vast majority 大量a large amount 大小size 大大greatly 大夫doctor 大使馆embassy

More words: Describing

小small; little 多many; much 少few; little 高tall; high 新new 老old 快fast; quickly 慢slow 难difficult; hard 干净clean 坏bad; broken

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