How to say “significantly” in Chinese
significantly, sharply (of growth)
“Significantly” in Chinese is 大幅, dà fú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
大幅 is read dà fú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person with arms spread wide.
On the left, 巾 “cloth”: the width of a piece of fabric. The right part is the same as in 福 fú and 富 fù.
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 “大幅”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 大幅. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 公司的利润大幅增长了gōngsīdelìrùndàfúzēngzhǎngleThe company's profits rose sharply.
More words from the lesson “Shares and percentages”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “significantly” in Chinese?
“Significantly” in Chinese is 大幅, pinyin dàfú.
What does 大幅 mean?
大幅 (dàfú) means “significantly, sharply (of growth)”.
How do you write 大幅?
大幅 is 2 characters: 大 (dà) — big; 幅 (fú) — width; measure word for pictures. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 大幅?
大幅 is read dàfú. Tones: dà — fourth tone, fú — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“significantly” in the lesson “Shares and percentages”
This word is from the topic “Amounts and degrees” of HSK 6. 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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