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"(idiom) very big" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
硕大无朋 碩大無朋 shuò dà - wú péng (idiom) very big / huge syn
硕大无比 碩大無比 shuò dà - wú bǐ (idiom) very big / huge syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small / very few / very minor syn
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾 nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom) / fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
不过如此 不過如此 bù guò rú cǐ (idiom) nothing more than this / that's all / no big deal / not very impressive syn
不过如此 不過如此 bù guò - rú cǐ (idiom) nothing more than this / that's all / no big deal / not very impressive syn
煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously syn
多大 duō dà how old? / how big? / how much? / so big / that much
巨头 巨頭 jù tóu tycoon / magnate / big player (including company, country, school etc) / big shot syn
大炮 大砲 dà pào big gun / cannon / artillery / one who talks big / CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1] syn
大腕 dà wàn (coll.) big shot / big name / bigwig / heavyweight syn
波霸 bō bà (slang) (loanword) big boobs / big-breasted / (coll.) tapioca balls, in 波霸奶茶[bo1 ba4 nai3 cha2]
偌大 ruò dà so big / such a big syn
大鳄 大鱷 dà è lit. big crocodile / fig. major figure / big shot / top boss (esp. criminal)
磊落 lěi luò big and stout / big-hearted / open and honest / continuous / repeated syn
大头 大頭 dà tóu 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[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] on the obverse side syn
天罡 tiān gāng (old) the Big Dipper / (old) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper
闹大 鬧大 nào dà (of a person) to make a big fuss about (sth) / to make a big deal of / (of an adverse situation) to get ugly / to blow up / to escalate
很多 hěn duō very many / very much / great (quantity) syn
极少 極少 jí shǎo very little / very few
咫尺 zhǐ chǐ (literary) very close / very near syn
甚微 shèn wēi very small / very little / scant / minimal syn
良 liáng good / very / very much syn
毕肖 畢肖 bì xiào to resemble closely / to be the very image of / to look very much like / to be the spitting image of
少之又少 shǎo zhī yòu shǎo very few / very little
死顽固 死頑固 sǐ wán gù very stubborn / very stubborn person / die-hard syn
本小利微 běn xiǎo lì wēi (of a small business) to have very little capital and very modest profits
山响 山響 shān xiǎng very loud / very noisy
数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best / one of the very best / (idiom) to list one by one syn
轻描淡写 輕描淡寫 qīng miáo dàn xiě (idiom) to treat sth as no big deal / to downplay / to understate syn
顾全大局 顧全大局 gù quán dà jú to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all
大动干戈 大動干戈 dà dòng gān gē lit. to go to war (idiom) / fig. to make a big fuss over sth syn
大腹便便 dà fù pián pián big-bellied (idiom) / paunchy syn
觥筹交错 觥籌交錯 gōng chóu jiāo cuò wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined / to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom) / a big (drinking) party
盲人摸象 máng rén mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees syn
集腋成裘 jí yè chéng qiú many hairs make a fur coat (idiom) / many small contributions add up to sth big / many a mickle makes a muckle syn
不识大体 不識大體 bù shí dà tǐ to fail to see the larger issue (idiom) / to fail to grasp the big picture syn
大器晚成 dà qì wǎn chéng 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 syn
小题大做 小題大做 xiǎo tí dà zuò to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom) syn
大处着眼 大處著眼 dà chù zhuó yǎn View the big picture while handling the details (idiom).
心宽体胖 心寬體胖 xīn kuān tǐ pán big-hearted and serene (idiom) / contented and easygoing syn
放长线钓大鱼 放長線釣大魚 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom) / a long-term plan for major returns
满城风雨 滿城風雨 mǎn chéng fēng yǔ lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom) / fig. a big scandal / an uproar / the talk of the town syn
众盲摸象 眾盲摸象 zhòng máng mō xiàng multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees
管中窥豹 管中窺豹 guǎn zhōng kuī bào lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom) / fig. to miss the big picture syn
鲤鱼跳龙门 鯉魚跳龍門 lǐ yú tiào lóng mén to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom) / to get one's big break
鹅毛大雪 鵝毛大雪 é máo dà xuě goose feather snow (idiom) / big heavy snow fall syn
南箕北斗 nán jī běi dǒu lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom) / fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use syn
纲举目张 綱舉目張 gāng jǔ mù zhāng if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom) / take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves / (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered
细大不捐 細大不捐 xì dà bù juān not to discard anything, whether small or big (idiom) / all-embracing syn
养精蓄锐 養精蓄銳 yǎng jīng xù ruì to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom) / honing one's strength for the big push
大处着眼，小处着手 大處著眼，小處著手 dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
小洞不堵，大洞受苦 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom) / A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不堵，大洞难补 小洞不堵，大洞難補 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng nán bǔ If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom) / A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补大洞吃苦 小洞不補大洞吃苦 xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom) / a stitch in time saves nine
心广体胖 心廣體胖 xīn guǎng tǐ pán big-hearted and serene (idiom) / contended and easygoing syn
杀牛宰羊 殺牛宰羊 shā niú zǎi yáng slaughter the cattle and butcher the sheep / to prepare a big feast (idiom)
瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅槃經|大般涅盘经[da4 ban1 Nie4 pan2 jing1]) / fig. unable to see the big picture / to mistake the part for the whole / unable to see the wood for the trees syn
只见树木，不见森林 祇見樹木，不見森林 zhǐ jiàn shù mù , bù jiàn sēn lín only see the trees, but not see the forest (idiom, from Mao Zedong, On contradictions 毛澤東|毛泽东, 矛盾論|矛盾论) / to concentrate on minutiae at the expense of the big picture
蚍蜉撼大树 蚍蜉撼大樹 pí fú hàn dà shù lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate one's own strength / also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树[pi2 fu2 han4 shu4] syn
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 撿了芝麻丟了西瓜 jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
大事化小，小事化了 dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大树底下好乘凉 大樹底下好乘涼 dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) / fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
满嘴跑火车 滿嘴跑火車 mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē (idiom) to have a glib tongue / to talk big
一山不容二虎 yī shān bù róng èr hǔ lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) / fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us / (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
水浅养不住大鱼 水淺養不住大魚 shuǐ qiǎn yǎng bù zhù dà yú lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom) / fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization
夸夸其谈 夸夸其談 kuā kuā - qí tán (idiom) to talk big / to sound off / to be full of hot air syn
小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom) / very carefully / prudent / gently and cautiously syn
一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom) syn
近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ (idiom) very close / almost within reach / close at hand syn
不厌其烦 不厭其煩 bù yàn qí fán not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) / to take great pains / to be very patient syn
一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng thoroughly (idiom) / completely / one and all / very clean syn
微乎其微 wēi hū qí wēi a tiny bit / very little / next to nothing (idiom) syn
寥寥无几 寥寥無幾 liáo liáo wú jǐ just a very few (idiom) / tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers. syn
屈指可数 屈指可數 qū zhǐ kě shǔ can be counted on one's fingers (idiom) / very few syn
行云流水 行雲流水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced syn
易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom) / very easy / no effort at all syn
家徒四壁 jiā tú sì bì lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom) / fig. very poor / wretched syn
妙趣横生 妙趣橫生 miào qù héng shēng endlessly interesting (idiom) / very witty syn
今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ (idiom) things are very different now / times have changed syn
独占鳌头 獨佔鰲頭 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn
缠绵悱恻 纏綿悱惻 chán mián fěi cè (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom) / (of music, literature etc) poignant / very sentimental syn
打得火热 打得火熱 dǎ de huǒ rè (idiom) to be on very good terms with each other / to hit it off with sb / to be passionately in love with each other / to carry on intimately with / (of trading, conflict etc) to be in full swing syn
好说歹说 好說歹說 hǎo shuō dǎi shuō (idiom) to try one's very best to persuade sb / to reason with sb in every way possible syn
盘根错节 盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom) / complicated and very tricky / knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties syn
间不容发 間不容髮 jiān bù róng fà (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom) / in a critical state / on the brink of crisis / very close (to happening) / Taiwan pr. [jian4 bu4 rong2 fa3] syn
不分彼此 bù fēn bǐ cǐ to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom) / to share everything / to be on very intimate terms syn
一目十行 yī mù shí háng ten lines at a glance (idiom) / to read very rapidly syn
奇花异草 奇花異草 qí huā yì cǎo very rarely seen, unusual (idiom) syn
以慎为键 以慎為鍵 yǐ shèn wéi jiàn to take caution as the key (idiom) / to proceed very carefully
卿卿我我 qīng qīng wǒ wǒ to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love syn
大有裨益 dà yǒu bì yì bringing great benefits (idiom) / very useful / of great service / to help greatly / to serve one well
寥寥可数 寥寥可數 liáo liáo kě shǔ just a very few (idiom) / tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers. syn
手到擒来 手到擒來 shǒu dào qín lái stretch a hand and grab it (idiom) / very easy syn
朝闻夕改 朝聞夕改 zhāo wén xī gǎi lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom)
相亲相爱 相親相愛 xiāng qīn xiāng ài (idiom) (of siblings, spouses etc) very close to each other / inseparable / devoted to each other syn
举手之劳 舉手之勞 jǔ shǒu zhī láo lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) / fig. a very slight effort
黑天半夜 hēi tiān bàn yè lit. the black sky of midnight / very late at night (idiom)
如数家珍 如數家珍 rú shǔ jiā zhēn lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) / fig. to be very familiar with a matter syn
死不改悔 sǐ bù gǎi huǐ not to repent even facing death (idiom) / unrepentant / very obstinate
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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