大叔
dà shū
Pinyin

Definition

大叔
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dà shū
  1. eldest of father's younger brothers
  2. uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

大
dà
  1. 1 big
  2. 2 huge
  3. 3 large
  4. 4 major
  5. 5 great
  6. 6 wide
  7. 7 deep
  8. 8 older (than)
  9. 9 oldest
  10. 10 eldest
  11. 11 greatly
  12. 12 very much
  13. 13 (dialect) father
  14. 14 father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
  1. 1 very auspicious
  2. 2 extremely lucky
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
  1. 1 prize
  2. 2 award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
  1. 1 liar's dice (dice game)
一大早
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
  1. 1 Alexander (name)
  2. 2 Alexandria (town name)
人大
Rén dà
  1. 1 (Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì])
  2. 2 Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué])
伟大
wěi dà
  1. 1 huge
  2. 2 great
  3. 3 grand
  4. 4 worthy of the greatest admiration
  5. 5 important (contribution etc)
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
  1. 1 (of a person) honorable
  2. 2 not devious
  3. 3 (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
  4. 4 without tricks
  5. 5 openly
  6. 6 (of a situation) out in the open
加大
jiā dà
  1. 1 to increase (e.g. one's effort)
加拿大
Jiā ná dà
  1. 1 Canada
  2. 2 Canadian
北大
Běi Dà
  1. 1 Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
博大
bó dà
  1. 1 enormous
  2. 2 broad
  3. 3 extensive
叔叔
shū shu
  1. 1 father's younger brother
  2. 2 uncle
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [shú shu]
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
哈哈大笑
hā hā dà xiào
  1. 1 to laugh heartily
  2. 2 to burst into loud laughter
壮大
zhuàng dà
  1. 1 to expand
  2. 2 to strengthen
大一
dà yī
  1. 1 first-year university student
大不了
dà bù liǎo
  1. 1 at worst
  2. 2 if worst comes to worst
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 alarming
大亨
dà hēng
  1. 1 big shot
  2. 2 top gun
  3. 3 superstar
  4. 4 VIP

Idioms (20)

不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
  1. 1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
  1. 1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
  1. 1 to face opprobrium (idiom)
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
  1. 1 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
  1. 1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
  1. 1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
  2. 2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
  3. 3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
  4. 4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
  1. 1 to wail
  2. 2 to bawl (idiom)
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
  1. 1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
  2. 2 this world is an illusion
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
  1. 1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
夜郎自大
Yè láng zì dà
  1. 1 lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. foolish conceit
大事化小，小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大出其汗
dà chū qí hàn
  1. 1 to sweat buckets (idiom)
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯，大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
大动干戈
dà dòng gān gē
  1. 1 to go to war (idiom)
  2. 2 to make a big fuss over sth
大包大揽
dà bāo dà lǎn
  1. 1 to take complete charge (idiom)

Sample Sentences

大叔，你喘气可以不要那么大声吗？我先去做杠铃卧推了，久没练，我的胸肌都扁了。
dàshū ，nǐ chuǎnqì kěyǐ bùyào nàme dàshēng ma ？wǒ xiān qù zuò gànglíng wòtuī le ，jiǔ méi liàn ，wǒ de xiōngjī dōu biǎn le 。
Mister, can you not breathe that loudly? I’m going to go and bench press the barbell first. It’s so long since I’ve worked out, my chest muscles are all flat.
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哼，社会道德沦丧，一些小姑娘尽勾搭成功有为的中年大叔，中年大叔也忒没有原则了，忘了是谁和他一起同甘共苦了，简直鬼迷心窍。
hèng ，shèhuì dàodélúnsàng ，yīxiē xiǎogūniang jìn gōuda chénggōng yǒuwèi de zhōngnián dàshū ，zhōngnián dàshū yě tè méiyǒu yuánzé le ，wàng le shì shéi hé tā yīqǐ tónggāngòngkǔ le ，jiǎnzhí guǐmíxīnqiào 。
Hmph, society is morally bankrupt. Some young girls try hard to seduce successful and promising middle aged men, and the middle aged men really have no principles, forgetting who has stuck with them through thick and thin, and become simply possessed.
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诶诶，你这小姑娘，给我贴标签哦，大叔也可以很时髦的。不过这A 4腰到底是什么啊，干嘛秀这个？
ēi ēi ，nǐ zhè xiǎogūniang ，gěi wǒ tiē biāoqiān ò ，dàshū yě kěyǐ hěn shímáo de 。bùguò zhè ēisì yāo dàodǐ shì shénme ā ，gànmá xiù zhè ge ？
Ah, ah! A little girl like you sticking labels on me eh? Your uncle can be very fashionable too. But what is this A4 waist? Why are they showing that off?
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哎呀大叔，您就当是激励自己运动呗，如今我们工作压力都大，不经意就忘记运动，忽视了自己的健康！
āiyā dàshū ，nín jiù dāng shì jīlì zìjǐ yùndòng bēi ，rújīn wǒmen gōngzuò yālì dōu dà ，bùjīngyì jiù wàngjì yùndòng ，hūshì le zìjǐ de jiànkāng ！
Agh, old fella, just take it as motivation to exercise, nowadays work is so stressful, so we can just forget to exercise and ignore our health!
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我喜欢成熟一点的男人，所以我是一个大叔控。
wǒ xǐhuan chéngshú yīdiǎn de nánrén ，suǒyǐ wǒ shì yī gè dàshū kòng 。
I like more mature men, so I'm a older man fanatic.
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大叔，你没事吧？
dàshū ，nǐ méishì ba ？
Sir, are you OK?
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大叔，你也是华仔的粉丝吗？
dàshū ，nǐ yě shì Huázǎi de fěnsī ma ？
Mister, are you a fan of Huazai too?
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呸呸呸，瞎说什么呢你！你看，那个小伙子想和那位大叔拥抱，那位大叔却眼皮也没抬，急匆匆地走开了。
pēi pēi pēi ，xiāshuō shénme ne nǐ ！nǐkàn ，nàge xiǎohuǒzi xiǎng hé nà wèi dàshū yōngbào ，nà wèi dàshū què yǎnpíyěméitái ，jícōngcōng de zǒu kāi le 。
Knock on wood! Listen to what you're saying! Look, that guy is trying to hug that older gentleman, but the older guy didn't even bat an eyelash. He just hurried away.
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你们太孤陋寡闻了吧！美国哪有什么农民啊，都是农场主！自己有田有地不说，还能拿到大笔的政府补贴。而且他们哪用自己种地啊，全都是机械化的！小李嫁给这位山姆大叔是享福啰！你以为都像中国农民似的，面朝黄土背朝天，一年就盼个好收成来养家糊口啊？
nǐmen tài gūlòuguǎwén le ba ！Měiguó nǎyǒu shénme nóngmín a ，dōu shì nóngchǎngzhǔ ！zìjǐ yǒu tián yǒu dì bù shuō ，hái néng ná dào dàbǐ de zhèngfǔ bǔtiē 。érqiě tāmen nǎ yòng zìjǐ zhòngdì a ，quándōu shì jīxièhuà de ！Xiǎo Lǐ jiàgěi zhè wèi Shānmǔ dàshū shì xiǎngfú luō ！nǐ yǐwéi dōu xiàng Zhōngguó nóngmín shìde ，miàncháohuángtǔ bèicháotiān ，yī nián jiù pàn ge hǎo shōucheng lái yǎngjiāhúkǒu a ？
You're so behind the times! Since when does America have peasants? They're all farm-owners! It goes without saying that they have their own fields and land-- they also get juicy government subsidies. And do you think they have to work the land themselves? No way-- it's all mechanized! Getting married to this Uncle Sam means Xiao Li will be living the good life. And you thought they were all like Chinese peasants, slaving away under the hot sun, hoping all year long for a good harvest that would allow them to raise their families.
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商品名被曲解，不光外企，国内企业也防不胜防。比如有种药叫“斯达舒”，结果被大家说成是“四大叔”。后来厂家干脆自己幽默了一把，在广告里真的安排了一个"四大叔"的角色。
shāngpǐnmíng bèi qūjiě ，bùguāng wàiqǐ ，guónèi qǐyè yě fángbùshèngfáng 。bǐrú yǒu zhǒng yào jiào “sīdáshū ”，jiéguǒ bèi dàjiā shuō chéng shì “sìdàshú ”。hòulái chǎngjiā gāncuì zìjǐ yōumò le yī bǎ ，zài guǎnggào lǐ zhēnde ānpái le yī ge "sìdàshú "de juésè 。
Not only foreign enterprises have their product names distorted. It's hard for domestic enterprises to prevent, too. For instance, there's a kind of medicine called ``Sidashu," which sounds in Chinese like ``Four Big Uncles." Afterwards, the company just made a joke of it- in their advertisement, they had roles for Four Big Uncles.
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