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  *大* | 大* | *大
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
HSK 1
big and strong; formidable; powerful
HSK 3
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  *轮* | 轮* | *轮
wheel; disk; ring / steamship / to take turns; to rotate / classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
HSK 4
eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader; boss
HSK 4
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  *盘* | 盘* | *盘
tray; plate; dish / (finance) (bound form) market prices / (computing) (bound form) disk / to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) / to check; to examine; to investigate / to transfer; to sell (property) / to shift; to move (sth big and heavy) / classifier for things resembling a plate or dish / classifier for coils / classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc)
HSK 4
big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)
HSK 4
greater than; bigger than; more than
HSK 5
major event / major political event (war or change of regime) / major social event (wedding or funeral) / (do sth) in a big way / CL: , 樁|桩
HSK 5
exceptionally big
HSK 6
tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot
HSK 7-9
overall situation / the big picture
HSK 7-9
(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash / to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches
HSK 7-9
in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole / overall situation; the big picture / cadaver for dissection in training medical students
HSK 7-9
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  *嚷* | 嚷* | *嚷
to shout / to bellow / to make a big deal of sth / to make a fuss about sth
HSK 7-9
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all
HSK 7-9
to talk big / to shoot off one's mouth / to chat (dialect)
HSK 7-9
big data (computing)
HSK 7-9
extended family / big family / harmonious group
HSK 7-9
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  *京* | 京* | *京
capital city of a country / big / algebraic term for a large number (old) / artificial mound (old)
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  *斗* | 斗* | *斗
abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星
gargantuan / as big as the sky / enormous
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) / the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放, 大辯論|大辩论, 大字報|大字报 (PRC)
big shot (leading some field or group); godfather (in an organization)
my big sister (Internet slang version of 我的姐)
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  *俣* | 俣* | *俣
big
Big Dipper and Altair (astronomy)
Great Bear / Big Dipper / Beidou or Peitou Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县, Taiwan
big head / mask in the shape of a big head / the larger end of sth / the main part / the lion's share / dupe / sucker / (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 on the obverse side
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  *硕* | 硕* | *硕
(bound form) large; big / (bound form) master's degree (abbr. for 碩士|硕士)
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  *伟* | 伟* | *伟
big / large / great
gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.) / titanosaur (abbr. for 泰坦巨龍|泰坦巨龙) / (slang) big dick / schlong
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  *伉* | 伉* | *伉
spouse / big and tall / strong / robust / upright and outspoken
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  *涛* | 涛* | *涛
big wave / Taiwan pr. [tao2]
big pile of rocks / bighearted / open and honest
large / bulky / big-ticket item
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  *洪* | 洪* | *洪
flood / big / great
big gun / cannon / artillery / one who talks big / CL: 門|门,
cowhide / leather / fig. flexible and tough / boasting / big talk
to go to town / to enter a big city (to live or work)
(big) store
goose feather snow (idiom) / big heavy snow fall
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  *渠* | 渠* | *渠
(artificial) stream; canal; drain; ditch (CL:條|条) / (literary) big; great / (dialect) he; she; him; her / (old) rim of a carriage wheel; felloe
to go in for something in a big way; to undertake on a large scale
Wall Street, New York / by extension, American big business
a big margin / substantially
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  *闳* | 闳* | *闳
big / gate
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  *桓* | 桓* | *桓
Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi) / big / pillar (old)
large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit
to have a falling out / to have a big argument
Phecda; Gamma Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step / fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
big-bellied (idiom) / paunchy
big stick (policy etc)
jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)
dignitary / distinguished person / royalty / nobleman / big shot
Mizar; Zeta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper / see 開陽縣|开阳县
tough battle; difficult task; big challenge
thumb / big toe
big-character poster
lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day
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  *杓* | 杓* | *杓
(literary) handle of a spoon or ladle / (literary) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper
(slang) (loanword) big boobs / big-breasted / (coll.) tapioca balls, in 波霸奶茶
(coll.) big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight
big / huge / massive
big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP
(old) the Big Dipper / (old) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper
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  *罡* | 罡* | *罡
stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dipper
to hit the big time
in big strides / (fig.) in giant steps
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  *盎* | 盎* | *盎
(literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth / (literary) brimming; abundant
to boast shamelessly / to talk big
big restaurant
to shout and quarrel / to make a big fuss
big and stout / big-hearted / open and honest / continuous / repeated
thumb / big toe
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  *拇* | 拇* | *拇
thumb / big toe
lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星 has turned and the stars have moved / time flies / also written 星移斗轉|星移斗转
to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum / to encourage sth to get bigger / to add fuel to the fire
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  *铤* | 铤* | *铤
big arrow / walk fast
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  *峃* | 峃* | *峃
big rocky mountain
Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger)
stars of the Big Dipper that constitute the rectangular body of the dipper / Kuixing, Daoist God of fate
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  *觥* | 觥* | *觥
big / cup made of horn / horn wine container
to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal / to downplay / to understate
thick eyebrows and big eyes
burly / strapping / big and strong
to court death; to take a big risk
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  *铙* | 铙* | *铙
big cymbals
lit. big crocodile / fig. major figure / big shot / top boss (esp. criminal)
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  *纛* | 纛* | *纛
big banner / feather banner or fan
sudden big stride forward
man with a big smile and evil intentions
(idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air
blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
lit. to go to war (idiom) / fig. to make a big fuss over sth
big and small
clear and bright / with a big smile
wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined / to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom) / a big (drinking) party
lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom) / fig. a big scandal / an uproar / the talk of the town

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