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 (BCSD '大', p. 317; BL 'mahābhūta', p. 493; FGDB '大'; Kroll 2015 '大' 3; SH '大', p. 83)
15. dà adjective great; mahā
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mahā, Tibetan: chen po, Japanese: dai, or: tai (BCSD '大', p. 317; DJBT '大', p. 434; Mahāvyutpatti 'mahān')

Contained in

• 摩诃毘卢遮那如来定惠均等入三昧耶身双身大圣欢喜天菩萨修行秘密法仪轨(摩訶毘盧遮那如來定惠均等入三昧耶身雙身大聖歡喜天菩薩修行祕密法儀軌) Esoteric Ritual on the Practice of the Wisdom Meditation of Mahavairocana Tathagata and Dual-Bodied Vinayaka Bodhisattva; Mohe Piluzhena Rulai Ding Hui Jundeng Ru Sanmeiye Shen Shuang Shen Da Sheng Huanxi Tian Pusa Xiuxing Mimi Fa Yi Gui
• 大教 great teaching; Buddhadharma
• 大善秋月救度 Candrakanti Tara
• 中华佛教文化馆影印大藏经宣传活动(中華佛教文化館影印大藏經宣傳活動) Promotion of Tripitaka Reprinting Organized By Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Culture
• 大乘善见变化文殊师利问法经(大乘善見變化文殊師利問法經) Bodhipakṣanirdeśa; Dasheng Shan Jian Bianhua Wenshushili Wen Fa Jing
• 大论(大論) Treatise on the Perfection of Great Wisdom; Dazhidu Lun; Mahāprajñāpāramitaśastra; Māhaprajñāparamitopadeśa
• 佛光大藏经·史传藏(佛光大藏經·史傳藏) Fo Guang Buddhist Canon: Biographical Canon
• 大云经请雨品第六十四(大雲經請雨品第六十四) Mahāmeghasūtra; Da Yun Jing Qing Yu Pin Di Liu Shi Si
• 大专青年禅学营(大專青年禪學營) Buddhist Youth Meditation Camp
• 手按大地母 Sa-ba
• 大威德陀罗尼经(大威德陀羅尼經) Yamantaka Dharani Sutra; Da Wei De Tuoluoni Jing
• 须大拏太子(須大拏太子) Sudāna; Prince Vessantara
• 大菩萨摩诃萨(大菩薩摩訶薩) great Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas
• 弘忍大师(弘忍大師) Venerable Hongren
• 大金塔 Shwedagon Pagoda
• 广大顶(廣大頂) Mahodgatosnisa
• 国际三坛大戒戒会(國際三壇大戒戒會) International Triple Platform Full Ordination Ceremony
• 大日本续藏经(大日本續藏經) Supplementary Buddhist Canon; Dai Nippon Zokuzōkyō
• 乾隆大藏经(乾隆大藏經) Qian Long Tripitaka; Lung Tripitaka
• 大乘密严经(大乘密嚴經) Ghanavyūhasūtra; Dasheng Mi Yan Jing ; Ghanavyūhasūtra; Dasheng Mi Yan Jing
• 大兴寺(大興寺) Daeheungsa ; Daxing Temple
• 大光 Vistīrṇavatī
• 大冢(大塚) stupa
• 弘一大师(弘一大師) Hong Yi
• 佛说大吉祥天女十二名号经(佛說大吉祥天女十二名號經) Mahāśrīsūtra; Fo Shuo Da Jixiang Tian Nu Shi Er Minghao Jing ; Mahāśrīsūtra; Fo Shuo Da Jixiang Tian Nu Shi Er Minghao Jing
• 大乐説(大樂説) Mahapratibhana

Also contained in

大地洞 、 大吴哥 、 南大洋 、 义大利 、 大气化学 、 业大 、 大马士革 、 大有文章 、 大权 、 低音大号 、 大伟 、 大模大样 、 大黄冠啄木鸟 、 盛大舞会 、 大功 、 大李杜 、 高大上 、 大白鲨 、 石沉大海 、 大宅 、 大吉岭 、 大理 、 大料 、 大武口 、 狂妄自大

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 259
• 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: 211 , has English translation
• Scroll 7 Chuan Fa Zhengzong Ji 傳法正宗記 — count: 161
• Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 156
• 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 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: 137
• Scroll 2 Mahāmeghasūtra (Da Fangdeng Wuxiang Jing) 大方等無想經 — count: 137
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 135

Collocations

• 大祀 (大祀) 婆羅門欲設大祀 — Dīrghāgama 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 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 16
• 欲大 (欲大) 我今欲大祭祀 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 15
• 设大 (設大) 婆羅門欲設大祀 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 13
• 大果报 (大果報) 得大果報 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 11
• 大威力 (大威力) 諸天大威力 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 11
• 大患 (大患) 欲為大患 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 大动 (大動) 地為大動 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 7
• 诸天大 (諸天大) 諸天大威力 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 大施 (大施) 我今當為一切大施 — Dīrghāgama 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 6