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 盛大 shèng dà grand / majestic / magnificent syn 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for / to covet syn 隆重 lóng zhòng grand / prosperous / ceremonious / solemn syn 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 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 雄伟 雄偉 xióng wěi grand / imposing / magnificent / majestic syn 梦乡 夢鄉 mèng xiāng the land of dreams / slumberland 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 大公 dà gōng grand duke / impartial syn 总计 總計 zǒng jì (grand) total syn 宏图 宏圖 hóng tú major undertaking / vast plan / grand prospect syn 幻灭 幻滅 huàn miè (of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish / to evaporate / (of a person) to become disillusioned / disillusionment 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 周公 zhōu gōng Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams" 盛举 盛舉 shèng jǔ grand event / magnificent undertaking 同床异梦 同床異夢 tóng chuáng yì mèng lit. to share the same bed with different dreams (idiom) / ostensible partners with different agendas / strange bedfellows / marital dissension 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 大运河 大運河 dà yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 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 那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams 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 大满贯 大滿貫 dà mǎn guàn grand slam 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 想得美 xiǎng dé měi in your dreams! / as if! / You wish! / I wish that were so 恭亲王 恭親王 gōng qīn wáng Grand Prince (Qing title) 南柯一梦 南柯一夢 nán kē yī mèng lit. a dream of Nanke / fig. dreams of grandeur syn 泰 tài safe / peaceful / most / grand 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 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 重温旧梦 重溫舊夢 chóng wēn jiù mèng to revive old dreams (idiom) / to relive past experiences syn 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 庄周梦蝶 莊周夢蝶 zhuāng zhōu mèng dié Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] dreams of a butterfly (or is it the butterfly dreaming of Zhuangzi?) 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 旧梦 舊夢 jiù mèng old dreams 详梦 詳夢 xiáng mèng to analyze dreams (for fortune-telling) 心动女 心動女 xīn dòng nǚ (coll.) the girl of your dreams 白马王子 白馬王子 bái mǎ - wáng zǐ a Prince Charming / the man of one's dreams 追梦 追夢 zhuī mèng to chase a dream / to pursue one's dreams 逐梦 逐夢 zhú mèng to chase a dream / to pursue one's dreams 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 京杭运河 京杭運河 jīng háng yùn hé the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC 侠盗猎车手 俠盜獵車手 xiá dào liè chē shǒu Grand Theft Auto (video game series) 侠盗飞车 俠盜飛車 xiá dào fēi chē Grand Theft Auto (video game series) 光禄大夫 光祿大夫 guāng lù dài fu honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master" 刘姥姥进大观园 劉姥姥進大觀園 liú lǎo lao jìn dà guān yuán Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens / (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings 君悦 君悅 jūn yuè Grand Hyatt (hotel brand) 嘉会 嘉會 jiā huì auspicious occasion / grand feast 大山谷州立大学 大山谷州立大學 dà shān gǔ zhōu lì dà xué Grand Valley State University (Michigan), USA 大钢琴 大鋼琴 dà gāng qín grand piano 太史令 tài shǐ lìng grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han) 太史公 tài shǐ gōng Grand Scribe, the title by which Sima Qian 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1] refers to himself in Records of the Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4] 奇伟 奇偉 qí wěi singular and majestic / strange and grand syn 奕䜣 奕訢 yì xīn Grand Prince Yixin (1833-1898), sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, prominent politician, diplomat and modernizer in late Qing 怒江大峡谷 怒江大峽谷 nù jiāng dà xiá gǔ the Grand Canyon of the Nujiang river in Tibet and Yunnan 恭亲王奕䜣 恭親王奕訢 gōng qīn wáng yì xīn Grand Prince Yixin (1833-1898), sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, prominent politician, diplomat and modernizer in late Qing 成也萧何，败也萧何 成也蕭何，敗也蕭何 chéng yě xiāo hé , bài yě xiāo hé lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1] / fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor 掌玺大臣 掌璽大臣 zhǎng xǐ dà chén chancellor (rank in various European states) / grand chancellor 盛大舞会 盛大舞會 shèng dà wǔ huì grand ball 盛气 盛氣 shèng qì grand and heroic / exuberant character 盛筵 shèng yán grand banquet 科罗拉多大峡谷 科羅拉多大峽谷 kē luó lā duō dà xiá gǔ the Grand Canyon (Colorado) 综计 綜計 zōng jì grand total / to add everything together syn 藐藐 miǎo miǎo contemptuous (of manner) / high and distant / mysterious / grand / magnificent 