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大吉大利
dà jí dà lì
Pinyin
Definition
大吉大利
-
dà jí dà lì
great luck, great profit (idiom); everything is thriving
Character Decomposition
大
大
吉
士
口
利
禾
刂
Related Words
(20)
大
dà
1
big
2
huge
3
large
4
major
5
great
6
wide
7
deep
8
older (than)
9
oldest
10
eldest
11
greatly
12
very much
13
(dialect) father
14
father's elder or younger brother
大吉
dà jí
1
very auspicious
2
extremely lucky
大学
Dà xué
1
the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì shū] in Confucianism
大家
dà jiā
1
everyone
2
influential family
3
great expert
大奖
dà jiǎng
1
prize
2
award
大话骰
dà huà tóu
1
liar's dice (dice game)
大运
Dà yùn
1
Mandate of Heaven
2
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
3
usually written 大運河|大运河[Dà Yùn hé]
一大早
yī dà zǎo
1
at dawn
2
at first light
3
first thing in the morning
不利
bù lì
1
unfavorable
2
disadvantageous
3
harmful
4
detrimental
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
1
Alexander (name)
2
Alexandria (town name)
亨利
Hēng lì
1
Henry (name)
2
henry (unit of inductance)
人大
Rén dà
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
Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué])
便利
biàn lì
1
convenient
2
easy
3
to facilitate
伟大
wěi dà
1
huge
2
great
3
grand
4
worthy of the greatest admiration
5
important (contribution etc)
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
1
(of a person) honorable
2
not devious
3
(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
4
without tricks
5
openly
6
(of a situation) out in the open
利
Lì
1
surname Li
利器
lì qì
1
sharp weapon
2
effective implement
3
outstandingly able individual
利好
lì hǎo
1
favorable
2
good
3
advantage
利尿
lì niào
1
to promote urination
2
diuresis
利市
lì shì
1
business profit
2
auspicious
3
lucky
4
small sum of money offered on festive days
Idioms
(20)
一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
1
small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
1
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
2
to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
1
I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
1
Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
1
minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
1
for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1
arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
1
to face opprobrium (idiom)
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
1
everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
2
everything points to disaster
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
1
to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)
利欲熏心
lì yù xūn xīn
1
blinded by greed (idiom)
利禄薰心
lì lù xūn xīn
1
to be eager for wealth and emolument (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
1
position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
1
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
2
fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
1
eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
吉人自有天相
jí rén zì yǒu tiān xiàng
1
Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
1
both fame and fortune (idiom)
2
both virtue and reward
名缰利锁
míng jiāng lì suǒ
1
lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
2
the victim of one's own success
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
1
nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
2
no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
3
the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
4
nothing is more wretched than apathy
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
1
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
Sample Sentences
恭喜、恭喜!祝你万事如意,大吉大利。
gōngxǐ 、gōngxǐ !Zhù nǐ wànshìrúyì ,dàjídàlì 。
Congratulations! I wish you all your dreams come true and wish you all the luck.
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我们可以说,祝你龙年大吉大利!新年大吉大利!
wǒmen kěyǐ shuō ,zhù nǐ lóng nián dàjídàlì !xīnnián dàjídàlì !
We can say: "we wish you good luck and prosperity in the year of the dragon! Good luck and prosperity in the new year!"
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Intermediate
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