Word: 大 (dà)

不要再调大电视的声音了。

Búyào zài diào dà diànshì de shēngyīn le.

Don't turn up the volume of TV anymore.

东京是一个很大的城市。

Dōngjīng shì yí gè hěn dà de chéngshì.

Tokyo is a big city.

东京是日本最大的城市。

Dōngjīng shì Rìběn zuì dà de chéngshì.

Tokyo is the largest city in Japan.

中国是亚洲最大的国家。

Zhōngguó shì Yàzhōu zuì dà de guójiā.

China is the largest country in Asia.

中国是日本的20倍大。

Zhōngguó shì Rìběn de èrshí bèi dà.

China is twenty times as large as Japan.

中国比日本大得多。

Zhōngguó bǐ Rìběn dà de duō.

China is much larger than Japan.

为什么你的嘴那么大？

Wèishénme nǐ de zuǐ nàme dà?

Why is your mouth so big?

今天下这么大的雨，土松着呢。

Jīntiān xià zhème dà de yǔ, tǔ sōngzhe ne.

It is still raining a lot today, and the soil is being broken up.

他从来没有见过如此大的狗。

Tā cónglái méiyǒu jiànguo rúcǐ dà de gǒu.

He'd never seen such a big dog before.

他们怕这只大狗。

Tāmen pà zhè zhǐ dà gǒu.

They were afraid of the big dog.

他们非常大。

Tāmen fēicháng dà.

They are very big.

他只比我大个把岁。

Tā zhǐ bǐ wǒ dà gè bǎ suì.

He's only a couple of years older than me.

他姐姐比我哥哥大。

Tā jiějie bǐ wǒ gēge dà.

His elder sister is older than my eldest brother.

他年纪够大可以瞭解它。

Tā niánjì gòu dà kěyǐ liǎojiě tā.

He is old enough to understand it.

他是两人之中最大的。

Tā shì liǎng rén zhīzhōng zuì dà de.

He is the older of the two.

他比你大两岁。

Tā bǐ nǐ dà liǎng suì.

He is two years older than you.

他比你大八岁。

Tā bǐ nǐ dà bā suì.

He is older than you by eight years.

他比她大三岁。

Tā bǐ tā dà sān suì.

He is older than she is by three years.

他比我大三岁。

Tā bǐ wǒ dà sān suì.

He's three years older than me.

他比我大两岁。

Tā bǐ wǒ dà liǎng suì.

He is my senior by two years.

他的英语有很大的进步。

Tā de Yīngyǔ yǒu hěn dà de jìnbù.

He is making great progress in English.

你为什么长不大呢？

Nǐ wèishénme zhǎng bú dà ne?

Why don't you grow up?

你们的房间很大。

Nǐmen de fángjiān hěn dà.

Your room is big.

你声音大一点，我听不出来！

Nǐ shēngyīn dà yìdiǎn, wǒ tīng bù chūlái!

Louder. I can't hear you.

你够大了知道不要那样做。

Nǐ gòu dàle zhīdào búyào nàyàng zuò.

You are old enough to know better than to act like that.

你年龄足够大了，该了解更多。

Nǐ niánlíng zúgòu dàle, gāi liǎojiě gèng duō.

You're old enough to know better.

你是你自己最大的敌人。

Nǐ shì nǐ zìjǐ zuì dà de dírén.

You're your own worst enemy.

你父母多大了？

Nǐ fùmǔ duō dàle?

How old are your parents?

你的孩子多大了？

Nǐ de háizi duō dàle?

How old are your children?

你的家庭有多大？

Nǐ de jiātíng yǒu duō dà?

How large is your family?

你的床有多大呀？

Nǐ de chuáng yǒu duō dà ya?

How big is your bed?

你的眼睛为什么那么大？

Nǐ de yǎnjing wèishénme nàme dà?

Why are your eyes so big?

你的船不大。

Nǐ de chuán bú dà.

Your boat is not big.

你看来不大高兴。

Nǐ kànlai bú dà gāoxìng.

You don't look so happy.

你真是个大好人！

Nǐ zhēnshi gè dà hǎo rén!

You're really a great person.

你认为她多大？

Nǐ rènwéi tā duō dà?

How old do you think she is?

你跟我一样大。

Nǐ gēn wǒ yíyàng dà.

You and me are the same age.

公园里有一大群人。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu yí dà qún rén.

There was a large crowd in the park.

别的狗都没这只狗大。

Biéde gǒu dōu méi zhè zhǐ gǒu dà.

No other dog is bigger than this.

加利福尼亚大概有日本那么大。

Jiālìfúníyà dàgài yǒu Rìběn nàme dà.

California is about as large as Japan.

加拿大比日本大。

Jiānádà bǐ Rìběn dà.

Canada is larger than Japan.

印度昨天发生了一场大地震。

Yìndù zuótiān fāshēngle yìcháng dà dìzhèn.

A big earthquake occurred in India yesterday.

印度是世界第七大的国家。

Yìndù shì shìjiè dì qī dà de guójiā.

India is the seventh largest country in the world.

告诉我你多大了。

Gàosu wǒ nǐ duō dàle.

Tell me how old you are.

因为它太大了。

Yīnwèi tā tài dàle.

It's because it's too big.

外面风很大。

Wàimiàn fēng hěn dà.

It's windy outside.

大号的还是中号的？

Dà hào de háishi zhōng hào de?

A large or medium-sized one?

大地震发生的时候，我才十岁。

Dà dìzhèn fāshēng de shíhou, wǒ cái shí suì.

When the big earthquake occurred, I was just ten.

大房子不一定适合住。

Dà fángzi bù yídìng shìhé zhù.

Large houses are not necessarily comfortable to live in.

天气和我们的健康有很大的关系。

Tiānqì hé wǒmen de jiànkāng yǒu hěn dà de guānxi.

The weather has a great deal to do with our health.

天气很冷，而且风很大。

Tiānqì hěn lěng, érqiě fēng hěn dà.

It was cold, and in addition, it was windy.

太平洋是世界上最大的海洋。

Tàipíngyáng shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de hǎiyáng.

The Pacific is the largest ocean in the world.

她住在一个很大的房子里。

Tā zhù zài yí gè hěn dà de fángzi lǐ.

She lives in a huge house.

她比他大三岁。

Tā bǐ tā dà sān suì.

She's three years older than him.

她比你大两岁。

Tā bǐ nǐ dà liǎng suì.

She is two years older than you.

她的大女儿结婚了。

Tā de dà nǚ'ér jiéhūnle.

Her older daughter is married.

妈妈多大了？

Māma duō dàle?

How old is Mom?

它变得越来越大。

Tā biànde yuèláiyuè dà.

It grew larger and larger.

就算是真的，也没有多大的关系。

Jiùsuàn shì zhēnde, yě méiyǒu duō dà de guānxi.

Even if it is true, it matters little.

巴西是南美洲最大的国家。

Bāxī shì Nánměizhōu zuì dà de guójiā.

Brazil is the biggest country in South America.

巴黎是世界上最大的城市之一。

Bālí shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de chéngshì zhīyī.

Paris is one of the largest cities in the world.

您的房间很大。

Nín de fángjiān hěn dà.

Your room is big.

愿大能与你同在。

Yuàn dà néng yǔ nǐ tóng zài.

May the force be with you.

我不喜欢大狗。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan dà gǒu.

I don't like big dogs.

我不知道他比我大还是小。

Wǒ bù zhīdào tā bǐ wǒ dà háishi xiǎo.

I don't know whether he's younger or older than me.

我以前有只大狗。

Wǒ yǐqián yǒu zhǐ dà gǒu.

I had a huge dog.

我们在那里抓了一些大鱼。

Wǒmen zài nàli zhuāle yìxiē dà yú.

We caught some large fish there.

我住的房子不是太大。

Wǒ zhù de fángzi bú shì tài dà.

The house I'm living in isn't very large.

我压力好大，我真想哭。

Wǒ yālì hǎo dà, wǒ zhēn xiǎng kū.

I'm under so much pressure, I just want to cry.

我大他一岁。

Wǒ dà tā yí suì.

I'm one year older than him.

我姐姐比我哥哥大。

Wǒ jiějie bǐ wǒ gēge dà.

My sister is older than my brother.

我害怕很大的狗。

Wǒ hàipà hěn dà de gǒu.

I'm afraid of big dogs.

我居住的地方风比较大。

Wǒ jūzhù de dìfāng fēng bǐjiào dà.

I live in a rather windy area.

我年纪够大了可以自己一个人住。

Wǒ niánjì gòu dàle kěyǐ zìjǐ yí gè rén zhù.

I'm old enough to live by myself.

我总是觉得压力很大。

Wǒ zǒngshì juéde yālì hěn dà.

I'm always under stress.

我昨天抓了条大鱼。

Wǒ zuótiān zhuāle tiáo dà yú.

I caught a big fish yesterday.

我是三个孩子中第二大的。

Wǒ shì sān gè háizi zhōng dì'èr dà de.

I'm the second oldest of three children.

我最近压力有点大。

Wǒ zuìjìn yālì yǒudiǎn dà.

I've been under a lot of pressure lately.

我有只大黑狗。

Wǒ yǒu zhǐ dà Hēigǒu.

I have a big black dog.

我有条大狗。

Wǒ yǒu tiáo dà gǒu.

I have a big dog.

我比他年纪还大。

Wǒ bǐ tā niánjì hái dà.

I am yet older than he is.

我没想到它有那么大。

Wǒ méixiǎngdào tā yǒu nàme dà.

I did not expect it to be that big.

我没想大写的。

Wǒ méi xiǎng dà xiě de.

I didn't mean to capitalize this.

我爱你，大儿子。

Wǒ ài nǐ, dà érzi.

Son, I love you.

我的房子很大。

Wǒ de fángzi hěn dà.

My house is really big.

我的机会有多大？

Wǒ de jīhuì yǒu duō dà?

What are my chances?

我的比你的大。

Wǒ de bǐ nǐ de dà.

Mine is bigger than yours.

我知道你冒了多大的风险。

Wǒ zhīdào nǐ màole duō dà de fēngxiǎn.

I know what you've risked.

我知道你多大了。

Wǒ zhīdào nǐ duō dàle.

I know how old you are.

我觉得你够大了。

Wǒ juéde nǐ gòu dàle.

I think you're old enough.

我觉得你的法文大有改善。

Wǒ juéde nǐ de Fǎwén dà yǒu gǎishàn.

I think your French has gotten much better.

我认为我可能已经犯了大错。

Wǒ rènwéi wǒ kěnéng yǐjīng fànle dà cuò.

I think I may have made a big mistake.

把你的名字用大写写下来。

Bǎ nǐ de míngzi yòng dà xiě xiě xiàlai.

Write your name in capitals.

数大便是美。

Shù dà biànshì Měi.

The more, the better.

日本不像加拿大那么大。

Rìběn bú xiàng Jiānádà nàme dà.

Japan is not as big as Canada.

明天是个大日子。

Míngtiān shì gè dà rìzi.

Tomorrow's going to be a big day.

昨天的董事会会议是一个大成功。

Zuótiān de dǒngshìhuì huìyì shì yí gè dà chénggōng.

Yesterday's board meeting was a big success.

最大的胜利是战胜自己。

Zuì dà de shènglì shì zhànshèng zìjǐ.

The biggest victory is to win over yourself.

最大的鹰的翅膀展开长达一米半。

Zuì dà de yīng de chìbǎng zhǎnkāi cháng dá yì mǐ bàn.

The largest eagles have a wingspan of one and a half meters.

最近工作压力太大了。

Zuìjìn gōngzuò yālì tài dàle.

There has been a lot of stress at work lately.