Word: 大 (dà, dài)

广场中间有一座很大的雕塑。

Guǎngchǎng zhōngjiān yǒu yí zuò hěn dà de diāosù.

There is a very large statue in the middle of the square.

广角镜头的视角更大。

Guǎngjiǎojìngtóu de shìjiǎo gèng dà.

A wide-angle lens has a larger angle of view.

应试教育让孩子压力很大。

Yìngshìjiàoyù ràng háizi yālì hěn dà.

Exam-oriented education puts a lot of pressure on children.

庙小妖风大

miào xiǎo yāofēng dà

small temple, strong demon wind

庙小牌子大

miào xiǎo páizi dà

small temple, big signboard

张飞穿针，大眼儿瞪小眼儿

Zhāng Fēi chuānzhēn, dà yǎn ér dèng xiǎoyǎn ér

Zhang Fei threading a needle: big eye stares at small eye

强盗遇着贼偷,大来小往

qiángdào yùzhe zéi tōu,dà lái xiǎo wǎng

a bandit meets a sneak thief: big comes in, small goes out

当代年轻人的压力越来越大。

Dāngdài niánqīngrén de yālì yuèláiyuè dà.

Young people of the present age are under more and more pressure.

当众讲话需要很大的胆量。

Dāngzhòng jiǎnghuà xūyào hěn dà de dǎnliàng.

Speaking in public takes a lot of courage.

当时雾很大。

Dāngshí wù hěn dà.

It was very foggy.

快到傍晚，风变大了。

Kuài dào bàngwǎn, fēng biàn dàle.

Towards evening, the wind picked up.

性急钓不得大鱼

xìngjí diào bùdé dà yú

an impatient person cannot catch big fish

您父母多大岁数了？

Nín fùmǔ duō dà suìshu le?

How old are your parents?

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.

戏场小天地,天地大戏场

xìchǎng xiǎotiāndì,tiāndì dà xìchǎng

the theatre is a small world; the world is a big theatre

成都在一个大盆地里。

Chéngdū zài yí gè dà péndì lǐ.

Chengdu lies in a large basin.

我不喜欢大狗。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan dà gǒu.

I don't like big dogs.

我不曾见过这么大的雪。

Wǒ bùcéng jiànguo zhème dà de xuě.

I have never seen so much snow.

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.

我们住大图书馆附近。

Wǒmen zhù dà túshūguǎn fùjìn.

We live near the large library.

我们在那里抓了一些大鱼。

Wǒmen zài nàli zhuāle yìxiē dà yú.

We caught some large fish there.

我们城市的动物园又大又新。

Wǒmen chéngshì de dòngwùyuán yòu dà yòu xīn.

Our city's zoo is big and new.

我们有一个大超市。

Wǒmen yǒu yí gè dà chāoshì.

We have a big supermarket.

我们被一大群蜜蜂攻击。

Wǒmen bèi yí dà qún mìfēng gōngjī.

We were attacked by swarms of bees.

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.

我叔叔在后山挖了一个大鱼塘。

Wǒ shūshu zài hòushān wāle yí gè dà yútáng.

My uncle dug a big fish pond on the back hill.

我同事想跳槽去大公司。

Wǒ tóngshì xiǎng tiàocáo qù dà gōngsī.

My coworker wants to switch jobs and join a big company.

我听到了淡路发生大地震的消息。

Wǒ tīngdàole dàn lù fāshēng dà dìzhèn de xiāoxi.

I heard the news that there had been a big earthquake in Awaji.

我和他的差距还很大。

Wǒ hé tā de chājù hái hěn dà.

The gap between him and me is still big.

我哥哥在一家大集团工作。

Wǒ gēge zài yìjiā dà jítuán gōngzuò.

My older brother works at a large corporation.

我在这个大商场里转得晕头转向。

Wǒ zài zhège dà shāngchǎng lǐ zhuàn de yūntóuzhuànxiàng.

I got completely turned around wandering in this huge mall.

我大他一岁。

Wǒ dà tā yí suì.

I'm one year older than him.

我大兄单身。

Wǒ dà xiōng dānshēn.

My oldest brother is single.

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 dìfang 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.

我年纪够大可以养活我自己。

Wǒ niánjì gòu dà kěyǐ yǎnghuo wǒ zìjǐ.

I'm old enough to support 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.

我生平第一次看到这么大的海。

Wǒ shēngpíng dìyīcì kàndào zhème dà de hǎi.

It's the first time in my whole life that I've seen such a big sea.

我的勺子更大！

Wǒ de sháozi gèng dà!

My spoon is bigger!

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.

我的鞋比你的大。

Wǒ de xié bǐ nǐ de dà.

My shoes are 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.

我起了个大早为了赶第一班火车。

Wǒ qǐle gè dà zǎo wèile gǎn dìyī bān huǒchē.

I got up early enough to catch the first train.

我还没有取得那么大的进展。

Wǒ hái méiyǒu qǔdé nàme dà de jìnzhǎn.

I haven't made much progress.

我需要个更大的箱子。

Wǒ xūyào gè gèng dà de xiāngzi.

I need a bigger box.

房租是我最大的一笔开销。

Fángzū shì wǒ zuì dà de yì bǐ kāixiāo.

Rent is my biggest expense.

房间很大，此外还很干净。

Fángjiān hěn dà, cǐwài hái hěn gānjìng.

The room is big, and it's also very clean.

所有的正数都比零大。

Suǒyǒu de zhèngshù dōu bǐ líng dà.

All positive numbers are greater than zero.

手大不遮天

shǒu dà bù zhētiān

however big the hand, it can't cover the sky

才学理发就碰上大胡子，难剃

cáixué lǐfà jiù pèngshàng dà húzi, nán tì

Just learning to cut hair and meeting a man with a big beard: hard to shave (hard question)

扳倒大瓮扫小米儿，摸到底了

bāndǎo dà wèng sǎo xiǎomǐ ér, mō dàodǐ le

tipping over a big jar to sweep up the millet: reached the bottom

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.

推拿师傅的手劲真大！

Tuīná shīfu de shǒujìn zhēn dà!

The tuina practitioner's hands are really strong!

搬这个大箱子真费劲。

Bān zhège dà xiāngzi zhēn fèijìn.

Moving this big box takes a lot of effort.

搭戏台卖豆腐,买卖不大,架子不小

dā xìtái mài dòufu,mǎimai bú dà,jiàzi bù xiǎo

building a stage to sell tofu: small business, big frame

攀岩需要很大的手臂力量。

Pānyán xūyào hěn dà de shǒubì lìliang.

Rock climbing takes a lot of arm strength.

故事里的猴子大闹了天宫。

Gùshi lǐ de hóuzi dà nàole Tiāngōng.

In the story, the monkey caused an uproar in the heavenly palace.

故宫是一个很大的建筑群。

Gùgōng shì yí gè hěn dà de jiànzhùqún.

The Forbidden City is a very large building complex.

故宫是一个非常大的古代建筑群。

Gùgōng shì yí gè fēicháng dà de gǔdài jiànzhùqún.

The Forbidden City is a very large ancient building complex.

数大便是美。

Shù dà biànshì měi.

The more, the better.

文件太大，上传不了。

Wénjiàn tài dà, shàngchuán bù liǎo.

The file is too big to upload.

文件太大，请先压缩一下。

Wénjiàn tài dà, qǐng xiān yāsuō yíxià.

The file is too big, so please compress it first.

文档太大，发不出去。

Wéndàng tài dà, fā bù chūqù.

The file is too big to send.

新办法遇到了很大阻力。

Xīn bànfǎ yùdàole hěn dà zǔlì.

The new approach met with strong resistance.

旅行时，这个大箱子真是累赘。

Lǚxíng shí, zhège dà xiāngzi zhēnshi léizhuì.

When traveling, this big suitcase is really cumbersome.

既到大江边，不怕水湿脚

jì dào dà jiāngbiān, búpà shuǐshī jiǎo

once you've reached the big river, don't fear getting your feet wet

日复一日的练习让她进步很大。

Rìfùyírì de liànxí ràng tā jìnbù hěn dà.

Day after day of practice has made her improve a lot.

日本不像加拿大那么大。

Rìběn bú xiàng Jiānádà nàme dà.

Japan is not as big as Canada.

早晚的气温变化幅度很大。

Zǎowǎn de qìwēn biànhuà fúdù hěn dà.

The range of temperature change between morning and evening is large.

早期的手机为什么那么大？

Zǎoqī de shǒujī wèishénme nàme dà?

Why were the early mobile phones so big?

明天下雨的概率有多大？

Míngtiān xiàyǔ de gàilǜ yǒu duō dà?

What is the probability that it will rain tomorrow?

明天是个大日子。

Míngtiān shì gè dà rìzi.

Tomorrow's going to be a big day.

昨天下了一场大暴雨。

Zuótiān xià le yìcháng dà bàoyǔ.

Yesterday it rained heavily.

昨天夜里的雷雨特别大。

Zuótiān yèli de léiyǔ tèbié dà.

The thunderstorm last night was especially heavy.

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.

景德镇的大窑，净瓷

Jǐngdézhèn de dà yáo, jìng cí

the big kilns of Jingdezhen: all porcelain (words)

最大的卧室朝南。

Zuì dà de wòshì cháo Nán.

The largest bedroom faces south.

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.

最近我的工作量太大了。

Zuìjìn wǒ de gōngzuòliàng tài dàle.

My workload has been too heavy lately.