大dàbig; large; great

1. 1.

   big; large; greatadjective

2. 2.

   older (than another person)adjective

• 大big; large; great

大 can describe size, with 很 or 不 before it, and between people it can mean older.

1. HSK 1

   这个很大。

   Zhège hěn dà.

   This is very big.

2. HSK 1

   这个房间很大。

   Zhège fángjiān hěn dà.

   This room is very big.

3. HSK 2

   他比我大。

   Tā bǐ wǒ dà.

   He is older than me.

4. HSK 1

   这个不大。

   Zhège bú dà.

   This is not big.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   这个房间大吗？

   Zhège fángjiān dà ma?

   Is this room big?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   很大。

   Hěn dà.

   It is very big.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   他比你大吗？

   Tā bǐ nǐ dà ma?

   Is he older than you?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   他比我大。

   Tā bǐ wǒ dà.

   He is older than me.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 这个很___。(This is very big.)

   A大B小C多
2. 2.Which sentence means "He is older than me"?

   A他比我大。B他比我小。C这个很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 这个___大。(This is not big.)

   A不B很C太

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• 小xiǎosmall; tinyHSK 1
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• 比bǐmore … thanHSK 2
• 房间fáng jiānroomHSK 1
• 大学dà xuéuniversity; collegeHSK 1

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