大型 dà xíng large / large-scale syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 巨轮 巨輪 jù lún large ship / large wheel 大块朵颐 大塊朵頤 dà kuài duǒ yí to chew on a large slab (idiom) / a large mouthful is hard to chew / to tuck into a great meal 大兵 dà bīng soldier / large army / powerful army / (old) large-scale war syn 成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún - jié duì (idiom) making up a group / forming a troupe / in large numbers / as a large crowd syn 代言 dài yán to be a spokesperson / to be an ambassador (for a brand) / to endorse 大使 dà shǐ ambassador / envoy / CL:名[ming2],位[wei4] syn 召回 zhào huí to recall (a product, an ambassador etc) syn 特使 tè shǐ special envoy / special ambassador 派驻 派駐 pài zhù to dispatch (sb) in an official capacity / to be posted (as an ambassador, foreign correspondent etc) 约见 約見 yuē jiàn to arrange an interview / an appointment (with the foreign ambassador) 形象大使 xíng xiàng dà shǐ person who represents an organization and enhances its image / an ambassador 雷德 léi dé Clark T. Randt Jr. (1945-), US ambassador to Beijing 2001-2009 出使 chū shǐ to go abroad as ambassador / to be sent on a diplomatic mission 蒙代尔 蒙代爾 méng dài ěr Walter Mondale (1928-), US democratic politician, US vice-president 1977-1981 and ambassador to Japan 1993-1996 伯恩斯 bó ēn sī Burns (name) / Nicholas Burns (1956-), US ambassador to China 2022- 塞拉凡 sài lā fán (Sonny) Seraphin (Haitian ambassador to Taiwan) 尚慕杰 尚慕傑 shàng mù jié James Sasser (1936-), US Ambassador to China 1995-1999 维尔容 維爾容 wéi ěr róng (Johannes Lodewikus) Viljoen (South African ambassador to Taiwan) 教廷大使 jiào tíng dà shǐ an ambassador of the church / an Apostolic Nuncio (from the Vatican) 丘尔金 丘爾金 qiū ěr jīn Churkin (name) / Vitaly I. Churkin (1952-), Russian diplomat, Ambassador to UN from 2006 使领官员 使領官員 shǐ lǐng guān yuán ambassador and consul / diplomat 全权大使 全權大使 quán quán dà shǐ plenipotentiary ambassador 加拉罕 jiā lā hǎn Leo Karakhan (1889-1937), Soviet ambassador to China 1921-26, executed in Stalin's 1937 purge 尤德 yóu dé Sir Edward Youde (1924-1986), British diplomat, ambassador to Beijing 1974-1978, governor of Hong Kong 1982-1986 曾纪泽 曾紀澤 zēng jì zé Cang Jize or Tseng Chi-tse (1839-1890), pioneer diplomat of late Qing, serve as imperial commissioner (ambassador) to UK, France and Russia 洪博培 hóng bó péi Jon Huntsman, Jr. (1960-), US politician, Governor of Utah 2005-2009, Ambassador to China 2009-2011 薄瑞光 bó ruì guāng Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chairman of American Institute in Taiwan from 2006 郭松焘 郭松燾 guō sōng dào Guo Songdao or Kuo Sun-tao (1818-1891), China's first imperial commissioner (ambassador) to UK and France 司徒雷登 sī tú léi dēng John Leighton Stuart (1876-1962), second-generation American missionary in China, first president of Yenching University and later United States ambassador to China 亲善大使 親善大使 qīn shàn dà shǐ goodwill ambassador 向大使提问 xiàng dài shǐ tí wèn Ask an Ambassador 废除切割女性生殖器官习俗特别大使 廢除切割女性生殖器官習俗特別大使 Special Ambassador for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation 非常驻大使 非常駐大使 fēi cháng zhù dài shǐ non-resident ambassador 形象代言人 xíng xiàng dài yán rén (brand or organization) ambassador / face (of a brand or company) 大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate syn 大量 dà liàng great amount / large quantity / bulk / numerous / generous / magnanimous syn 广大 廣大 guǎng dà (of an area) vast or extensive / large-scale / widespread / (of people) numerous syn 巨大 jù dà huge / immense / very large / tremendous / gigantic / enormous syn 施工 shī gōng construction / to carry out construction or large-scale repairs syn 较大 較大 jiào dà comparatively large 大门 大門 dà mén entrance / door / gate / large and influential family 大片 dà piàn wide expanse / large area / vast stretch / extending widely / blockbuster movie 大规模 大規模 dà guī mó large scale / extensive / wide scale / broad scale syn 大楼 大樓 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4] syn 大队 大隊 dà duì group / a large body of / production brigade / military group 大批 dà pī large quantities of syn 出血 chū xuè to bleed / bleeding / (fig.) to spend money in large amounts syn 大股东 大股東 dà gǔ dōng large stockholder / majority shareholder 大火 dà huǒ conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 大步 dà bù large strides syn 兵团 兵團 bīng tuán large military unit / formation / corps / army 涌现 湧現 yǒng xiàn to emerge in large numbers / to spring up / to emerge prominently 大问题 大問題 dà wèn tí great problem / large problem 大公司 dà gōng sī large company / corporation 大户 大戶 dà hù great family / rich family / large landlord / conspicuous spender or consumer syn 重型 zhòng xíng heavy / heavy duty / large caliber syn 跳楼 跳樓 tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself) / fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) 大兴 大興 dà xīng to go in for something in a big way / to undertake on a large scale 高额 高額 gāo é high quota / large amount 大大小小 dà dà xiǎo xiǎo large and small / of all sizes syn 大型企业 大型企業 dà xíng qǐ yè large scale industry / major industry 大河 dà hé large river (esp the Yellow River) 大跌 dà diē large fall syn 大举 大舉 dà jǔ (do sth) on a large scale syn 轰轰烈烈 轟轟烈烈 hōng hōng liè liè strong / vigorous / large-scale syn 大刀 dà dāo broadsword / large knife / machete 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard 大都市 dà dū shì metropolis / large city / megacity syn 大巴 dà bā (coll.) large bus / coach / (abbr. for 大型巴士) 大部份 dà bù fen (in) large part / (the) greater part / the majority 大宗 dà zōng large amount / staple / influential family of long standing syn 成群 chéng qún in groups / large numbers of / grouping 重金 zhòng jīn large sum of money 大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit syn 大卖场 大賣場 dà mài chǎng hypermarket / large warehouse-like self-service retail store 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 大号 大號 dà hào tuba / large size (clothes, print etc) / (polite) (your) name / (coll.) number two / to defecate syn 古筝 古箏 gǔ zhēng guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from the guqin 古琴[gu3qin2] during Tang and Song times) 会战 會戰 huì zhàn (military) to meet for a decisive battle / (military) battle / (fig.) large-scale concerted effort syn 成片 chéng piàn (of a large number of things) to form an expanse / to cover an area 大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 吞吐 tūn tǔ to take in and send out (in large quantities) syn 大抵 dà dǐ generally speaking / by and large / for the most part syn 巨乳 jù rǔ large breasts / busty 南京路 nán jīng lù Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai 千岛湖 千島湖 qiān dǎo hú Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959 粗放 cū fàng extensive / expansive / large-scale syn 巨幅 jù fú extremely large (of paintings, photographs etc) 分家 fēn jiā to separate and live apart / division of a large family into smaller groups 在逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal) 大肠 大腸 dà cháng the large intestine 大饼 大餅 dà bǐng large flat bread syn 箩筐 籮筐 luó kuāng large wicker basket syn 丰碑 豐碑 fēng bēi large inscribed stele / fig. great achievement / imperishable masterpiece syn 辈出 輩出 bèi chū to come forth in large numbers syn 大件 dà jiàn large / bulky / big-ticket item 