伟大 偉大 wěi dà huge / great / grand / worthy of the greatest admiration / important (contribution etc) syn 王 wáng king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great syn 大厦 大廈 dà shà (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) syn 回合 huí hé one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents / round (boxing etc) / rally (tennis etc) / frame (billiards etc) / inning / (tennis, soccer etc) rubber or leg / round (of negotiations) syn 竞赛 競賽 jìng sài to compete / to race / contest / competition / match / race syn 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over syn 盛大 shèng dà grand / majestic / magnificent syn 锦标赛 錦標賽 jǐn biāo sài championship contest / championships 选美 選美 xuǎn měi beauty contest 角逐 jué zhú to tussle / to contend / to contest syn 隆重 lóng zhòng grand / prosperous / ceremonious / solemn syn 较量 較量 jiào liàng to pit oneself against sb / to compete with sb / contest / battle / to haggle / to quibble syn 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 比武 bǐ wǔ martial arts competition / tournament / to compete in a contest 宏伟 宏偉 hóng wěi grand / imposing / magnificent syn 大酒店 dà jiǔ diàn grand hotel syn 大法官 dà fǎ guān grand justice / high court justice / supreme court justice syn 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng grand reputation / renowned / famous syn 亚军 亞軍 yà jūn second place (in a sports contest) / runner-up 雄伟 雄偉 xióng wěi grand / imposing / magnificent / majestic syn 大奖赛 大獎賽 dà jiǎng sài grand prix 盛典 shèng diǎn majestic pomp / grand ceremony syn 盛事 shèng shì grand occasion syn 堂堂 táng táng grand / magnificent / stately / majestic appearance syn 宏大 hóng dà great / grand syn 胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory syn 大公 dà gōng grand duke / impartial syn 总计 總計 zǒng jì (grand) total syn 博弈 bó yì games (such as chess, dice etc) / gambling / contest syn 宏图 宏圖 hóng tú major undertaking / vast plan / grand prospect syn 排场 排場 pái chang ostentation / a show of extravagance / grand style / red tape syn 盛况 盛況 shèng kuàng grand occasion 改判 gǎi pàn (law) to amend a judgment / to commute / (in a contest or exam) to change the original decision or score 初赛 初賽 chū sài preliminary contest / initial heats of a competition 盛举 盛舉 shèng jǔ grand event / magnificent undertaking 败阵 敗陣 bài zhèn to be defeated on the battlefield / to be beaten in a contest syn 争先 爭先 zhēng xiān to compete to be first / to contest first place syn 堂皇 táng huáng imposing / grand syn 民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]) / no way of getting by syn 德比 dé bǐ (sports) (loanword) derby (contest between local rivals) 大运河 大運河 dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 临战 臨戰 lín zhàn just before the contest / on the eve of war 盛极一时 盛極一時 shèng jí yī shí all the rage for a time / grand fashion for a limited time syn 司马迁 司馬遷 sī mǎ qiān Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography 壮阔 壯闊 zhuàng kuò grand / majestic / vast syn 泱泱 yāng yāng grand / magnificent / vast syn 对决 對決 duì jué confrontation / contest / showdown 比拼 bǐ pīn to compete fiercely / contest 史记 史記 shǐ jì Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1], first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3] 大峡谷 大峽谷 dà xiá gǔ great valley / Grand Canyon of Colorado River 半场 半場 bàn chǎng half of a game or contest / half-court 大满贯 大滿貫 dà mǎn guàn grand slam 御敌 禦敵 yù dí armed enemy of the nation / enemy of the Emperor / fig. championship challenger / contender opposing champion in sporting contest 漕河 cáo hé waterway used for the transportation of grain (in ancient times) (esp. the Grand Canal 大運河|大运河[Da4 Yun4 he2]) 京杭大运河 京杭大運河 jīng háng dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 张居正 張居正 zhāng jū zhèng Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee 恭亲王 恭親王 gōng qīn wáng Grand Prince (Qing title) 泰 tài safe / peaceful / most / grand syn 刷 shuā a brush / to paint / to daub / to brush / to scrub / (fig.) to remove / to eliminate (from a contest) / to fire (from a job) / (onom.) swish / rustle / to swipe (a card) / to scroll on (a phone) / (gaming) to grind / to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc) syn 隆 lóng grand / intense / prosperous / to swell / to bulge 豪 háo grand / heroic syn 雄 xióng male / staminate / grand / imposing / powerful / mighty / person or state having great power and influence syn 浩 hào grand / vast (water) syn 满贯 滿貫 mǎn guàn to win every trick in a card game / grand slam / fig. total success syn 雄心勃勃 xióng xīn bó bó aggressive and grand (idiom) / ambitious / pushy syn 擂 lèi (bound form) platform for a martial art contest / Taiwan pr. [lei2] syn 打擂台 打擂臺 dǎ lèi tái (old) to fight on the leitai / (fig.) to enter a contest syn 大公国 大公國 dà gōng guó grand duchy syn 丕 pī grand syn 傀 guī grand / strange / exotic 嘏 jiǎ far / grand 颙 顒 yóng grand / majestic / just / stern 拉锯战 拉鋸戰 lā jù zhàn to-and-fro tussle / closely-fought contest 大观园 大觀園 dà guān yuán Prospect Garden / Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber 盛景 shèng jǐng grand view / magnificent landscape 侄孙女 姪孫女 zhí sūn nǚ grand niece 矞 yù grand / elegant / propitious 渤澥桑田 bó xiè sāng tián lit. blue seas where once was mulberry fields (idiom, from 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], Record of the Grand Historian) / time brings great changes / life's vicissitudes 比一比 bǐ yi bǐ to make a comparison / to engage in a contest 两虎相争 兩虎相爭 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) / fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries 得标 得標 dé biāo to win a bid / to win a trophy in a contest / (jokingly) to get an STD 歌唱赛 歌唱賽 gē chàng sài song contest 欧洲电视歌唱赛 歐洲電視歌唱賽 ōu zhōu diàn shì gē chàng sài Eurovision song contest 竞艳 競艷 jìng yàn vying to be the most glamorous / each more gorgeous than the other / beauty contest 诤讼 諍訟 zhèng sòng to contest a lawsuit 选美比赛 選美比賽 xuǎn měi bǐ sài beauty contest 马上比武 馬上比武 mǎ shàng bǐ wǔ tournament (contest in Western chivalry) / jousting 欧洲歌唱大赛 歐洲歌唱大賽 ōu zhōu gē chàng dà sài Eurovision Song Contest 不抗辩 不抗辯 no contest 胜之不武 勝之不武 shèng zhī bù wǔ (fig.) to fight a one-sided battle / to have an unfair advantage in a contest 征选 徵選 zhēng xuǎn to call for entries and select the best / to solicit (entries, submissions, applications etc) / to select (the best candidate) / contest / competition 比拚 bǐ pàn (Tw) to compete / contest 大明鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng a grand reputation / renowned / famous 大陪审团 大陪審團 dà péi shěn tuán grand jury 澔 hào grand / vast (of water) 大国家党 大國家黨 dà guó jiā dǎng South Korean Grand national party 巨正则系综 巨正則系綜 jù zhèng zé xì zōng grand 上海大剧院 上海大劇院 shàng hǎi dà jù yuàn Shanghai Grand Theater 台北君悦大饭店 台北君悅大飯店 tái běi jūn yuè dà fàn diàn Grand 