大 dà

1. dà adjective big; huge; large
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
   Notes: Middle Chinese: daH; the opposite of 小 'small'. For example, 大规模 'large scale.' Note that adjectives of size, like 大, must precede adjectives relating to shape. For example, 大黑马 'large black horse' (ABC 'dà' sv 1; CED '大' 1; GHC '大' 1; Guoyu '大' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '大' 1, p. 73; NCCED '大' 1; Sun 2006, loc. 1766).
2. dà noun Kangxi radical 37
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '大' n 4)
3. dà adjective great; major; important
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '大' adj 4)
4. dà noun size
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
   Notes: For example, what is the size of the dog? 狗多大？(CED '大'; NCCED '大' 2)
5. dà adjective old
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
   Notes: In the sense of 年长 (ABC 'dà' sv 3; CED '大' 6; GHC '大' 4; Guoyu '大' adj 2; NCCED '大' 2). For example, as a very old age 年龄很大.
6. dà adverb greatly; very
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
   Notes: For example, greatly terrified 大怖 (ABC 'dà' v 1; CED '大' 7; GHC '大' 6; Guoyu '大' adv 1; NCCED '大' 4)
7. dà adjective oldest; earliest
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In this use, 大 is a 指大 'augmentative' prefix (Crystal 2008, 'augmentative'; Sun 2006, loc. 695). For example, big sister 大姐 (CED '大' 10; GHC '大' 5; Guoyu '大' adj 5; NCCED '大' 5)
8. dà noun adult
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As in 大人 (Guoyu '大' n 2; NCCED '大' 6)
9. tài adverb greatest; grand
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Same as 太 (GHC '大' 7; Guoyu '大' tài; Kroll 2015 '大', p. 73)
10. dài noun an important person
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 大夫 'doctor' (ABC 'dài'; CED '大'; Guoyu '大' dài; NCCED '大')
11. dà adjective senior
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '大' adj 3)
12. dà adverb approximately
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in 大概 (Guoyu '大' adv 4)
13. tài adverb greatest; grand
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Same as 太 (GHC '大' 7; Kroll 2015 '大', p. 73)
14. dà noun an element
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mahābhūta; in the sense of the 四大 four mahābhūta or great elements: earth, water, fire, and wind. Space may also be given as an element. The concept of mahābhūta is shared between Buddhism and Hinduism (BCSD '大', p. 317; BL 'mahābhūta', p. 493; Dasgupta 2009, p. 51; FGDB '大'; Kroll 2015 '大' 3; MW 'mahābhūta'; SH '大', p. 83)
15. dà adjective great; mahā
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mahā, or: mahat, Japanese: dai, or: tai, Tibetan: chen po (BCSD '大', p. 317; DJBT '大', p. 434; Mahāvyutpatti 'mahān')

Contained in

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• 大毘卢遮那佛眼修行仪轨(大毘盧遮那佛眼修行儀軌) Da Piluzhena Fo Yan Xiuxing Yi Gui; Vairocana Buddha Eye Liturgy
• 大云無想经(大雲無想經) Da Yun Wuxiang Jing
• 大乘百法明门论解(大乘百法明門論解) Explanation of Mahāyānaśatadharmaprakāśamukhaśāstra
• 佛教梵呗大全集(佛教梵唄大全集) Buddhist Hymns
• 大梵天 Mahabrahma; Mahābrahmā; Brahmā
• 大明度经(大明度經) Da Ming Du sūtra
• 1. 你好我坏 2. 你对我错 3. 你大我小 4. 你有我无(1. 你好我壞 2. 你對我錯 3. 你大我小 4. 你有我無) 1. You are well, and I am not. 2. You are right, and I am wrong. 3. You are important, and I am not. 4. You can have, and I own nothing.
• 国际佛光会世界大会(國際佛光會世界大會) BLIA World Headquarters General Conference
• 大劫宾那(大劫賓那) Mahākalpina
• 缩册大藏经(縮册大藏經) Shukusatsu daizōkyō; Reduced Print Canon
• 大道贯之(大道貫之) Be Consistent with the Great Way
• 大展三拜 to unroll the mat and bow three times
• 星云大师来台弘法五十年云水三千巡迴展(星雲大師來台弘法五十年雲水三千巡迴展) Cloud and Water: Venerable Master Hsing Yun's 50 Years of Dharma Propagation in Taiwan Exhibition Tour
• 大乐金刚理趣经(大樂金剛理趣經) Commentary on the Guiding Principle of the Sutra of the Thunderbolt of Great Bliss
• 大金孔雀王 Great Peacock King
• 大日经(大日經) Vairocana Sutra; Vairocanāsaṃbodhi sūtra
• 智证大师请(智證大師) Chishō daishi; Venerable Master Chishō
• 四十八大愿(四十八大願) Forty-eight great vows of Amitabha Buddha
• 光照大千 Light Shines on the Universe
• 大日觉王(大日覺王) Enlightened Lord Vairocana
• 缩刷大藏经(縮刷大藏經) Shukusatsu daizōkyō; Reduced Print Canon
• 太虚大师(太虛大師) Master Taixu
• 大乘瑜伽金刚性海曼殊室利千臂千钵大教王经(大乘瑜伽金剛性海曼殊室利千臂千鉢大教王經) Ocean of the Adamantine Nature of Mahāyāna Yoga, Being the Scripture of the Great King of Teachings of Mañjuśrī of a Thousand Arms and a Thousand Bowls; Dasheng Yujia Jingang Xing Hai Manshushili Qian Bi Qian Bo Da Jiao Wang Jing
• 江山千古秀 大地万年青(江山千古秀 大地萬年青) A thousand years of scenic mountains and rivers; Timeless moments of green exuberance.

Also contained in

狂妄自大 、 大柴旦 、 大屈 、 大可 、 出港大厅 、 过而能改，善莫大焉 、 大都市地区 、 大和 、 流动性大沙漠 、 大本涅盘经 、 大流行 、 因小失大 、 宽大 、 大坑 、 大元一统志 、 大雨 、 大恩大德 、 金泽大学 、 大冰期 、 吉大港 、 大吃 、 联合古大陆 、 硕大无朋 、 大体上 、 大伟 、 大熊座

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 257
• Scroll 98 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 216 , has parallel version
• Scroll 110 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 210 , has English translation
• Scroll 7 Chuan Fa Zhengzong Ji 傳法正宗記 — count: 161
• Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 143
• Scroll 27 Zhen Yuan Era Catalog of Newly Authorized Buddhist Teachings (Zhen Yuan Xin Ding Shijiao Mulu) 貞元新定釋教目錄 — count: 142
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 138
• Scroll 2 Mahāmeghasūtra (Da Fangdeng Wuxiang Jing) 大方等無想經 — count: 135
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 135
• Scroll 29 Zhen Yuan Era Catalog of Newly Authorized Buddhist Teachings (Zhen Yuan Xin Ding Shijiao Mulu) 貞元新定釋教目錄 — count: 133

Collocations

• 大祀 (大祀) 婆羅門欲設大祀 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 43
• 大婆罗门 (大婆羅門) 汝曾與諸耆舊長宿大婆羅門如是論耶 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 16
• 欲大 (欲大) 我今欲大祭祀 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 15
• 设大 (設大) 婆羅門欲設大祀 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 13
• 大果报 (大果報) 得大果報 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 11
• 大威力 (大威力) 諸天大威力 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 11
• 大动 (大動) 地為大動 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 大患 (大患) 欲為大患 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 诸天大 (諸天大) 諸天大威力 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 大施 (大施) 我今當為一切大施 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 6