How to say “greatly” in Chinese

大大
dàdà

greatly

adverb · HSK 4 · topic “Sports and wrap-up”

“Greatly” in Chinese is 大大, dà dà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

大大 is read dà dà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

dà — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
dà — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

大
dà — big

A person with arms spread wide.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “大大”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 大大. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 她有大大的眼睛。tāyǒudàdàdeyǎnjingShe has really big eyes.

More words from the lesson “Changes for the better”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “greatly” in Chinese?

“Greatly” in Chinese is 大大, pinyin dàdà.

What does 大大 mean?

大大 (dàdà) means “greatly”.

How do you write 大大?

大大 is 2 characters: 大 (dà) — big. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 大大?

大大 is read dàdà. Tones: dà — fourth tone, dà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“greatly” in the lesson “Changes for the better”

This word is from the topic “Sports and wrap-up” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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