大方
dà fang
Pinyin

Definition

大方
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dà fang
  1. generous
  2. magnanimous
  3. stylish
  4. in good taste
  5. easy-mannered
  6. natural and relaxed
大方
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dà fāng
  1. expert
  2. scholar
  3. mother earth
  4. a type of green tea

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

地方
dì fāng
  1. 1 region
  2. 2 regional (away from the central administration)
  3. 3 local
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)
大运
Dà yùn
  1. 1 Mandate of Heaven
  2. 2 the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
  3. 3 usually written 大運河|大运河[Dà Yùn hé]
一大早
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
下方
xià fāng
  1. 1 underneath
  2. 2 below
  3. 3 the underside
  4. 4 world of mortals
  5. 5 to descend to the world of mortals (of Gods)
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])
何方
hé fāng
  1. 1 where?
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
全方位
quán fāng wèi
  1. 1 all around
  2. 2 omnidirectional
  3. 3 complete
  4. 4 holistic
  5. 5 comprehensive
前方
qián fāng
  1. 1 ahead
  2. 2 the front
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)
北方
běi fāng
  1. 1 north
  2. 2 the northern part a country
  3. 3 China north of the Yellow River

Idioms (20)

一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
  1. 1 to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
  2. 2 to get plastered
不以规矩，不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
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)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
  1. 1 the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
  2. 2 We'll cross that bridge when we get there
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (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)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
  1. 1 lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
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)
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
  1. 1 lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. velvet glove
夜郎自大
Yè láng zì dà
  1. 1 lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. foolish conceit

Sample Sentences

新娘捧茶很大方，两姓结缘来合婚，早生贵子多富贵，日后百子传千孙。
xīnniáng pěng chá hěn dàfang ，liǎng xìng jiéyuán lái héhūn ，zǎoshēngguìzǐ duō fù guì ，rìhòu bǎi zǐ chuán qiān sūn 。
I'm honored to drink tea with the bride. I hope that the marriage between your two families will bring you a child and much wealth. And may your many children have many children of their own.
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他是一个很大方的老板，总是请我们吃饭！
tā shì yī gè hěn dàfāng de lǎobǎn ，zǒngshì qǐng wǒmen chīfàn ！
He is a very generous boss, he always buys us dinner.
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大方
dàfang
generous or easy-mannered
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你放心，他是一个很大方的人，请他上台讲话没问题的。
nǐ fàngxīn ，tā shì yī gè hěn dàfāng de rén ，qǐng tā shàngtái jiǎnghuà méiwèntí de 。
Don't you worry, he is a very relaxed person. He'll have no problem saying some words on stage.
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也对，那送百合怎么样？高雅大方，谁看了都开心。
yě duì ，nà sòng bǎihé zěnmeyàng ？gāoyǎ dàfang ，shéi kàn le dōu kāixīn 。
Oh yeah, then what about lilies? They're elegant and give the impression of generosity, everyone loves them.
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太花了，不大方。
tài huā le ，bù dàfang 。
It's too loud, it's not stylish.
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那你觉得呢？到底是关系亲近的应该包多一点？还是难得见面的才应该包得大方些？
nà nǐ juéde ne ？dàodǐ shì guānxi qīnjìn de yīnggāi bāo duō yīdiǎn ？háishì nándé jiànmiàn de cái yīnggāi bāo de dàfang xiē ？
What do you think? Should you give more to people you are closer to or give more to those you don't see very often?
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哈，你真大方。这种情况下，实在没零钱就别给了，不用打肿脸充胖子。
hā ，nǐ zhēn dàfang 。zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng xià ，shíshì méi língqián jiù bié gěi le ，bùyòng dǎzhǒngliǎn chōngpàngzi 。
Ha, you're really generous. In this situation, if you don't have change then you don't need to give anything. There's no need to put on airs.
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哇，你好大方！你就不怕别人侵犯你的网络隐私？
wā ，nǐ hǎo dàfang ！nǐ jiù bù pà biérén qīnfàn nǐ de wǎngluò yǐnsī ？
Wow, you're very generous! You're not afraid of other people violating your internet privacy rights?
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我的老板真大方。
wǒ de lǎobǎn zhēn dàfang 。
My boss is really generous.
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