大街
dà jiē
Pinyin

Definition

大街
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dà jiē
  1. street
  2. main street
  3. CL:條|条[tiáo]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  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
dà jí
  1. 1 very auspicious
  2. 2 extremely lucky
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
dà jiǎng
  1. 1 prize
  2. 2 award
dà huà tóu
  1. 1 liar's dice (dice game)
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
shàng jiē
  1. 1 to go onto the streets
  2. 2 to go shopping
Yà lì shān dà
  1. 1 Alexander (name)
  2. 2 Alexandria (town name)
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])
wěi dà
  1. 1 huge
  2. 2 great
  3. 3 grand
  4. 4 worthy of the greatest admiration
  5. 5 important (contribution etc)
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
jiā dà
  1. 1 to increase (e.g. one's effort)
Jiā ná dà
  1. 1 Canada
  2. 2 Canadian
Běi Dà
  1. 1 Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
bó dà
  1. 1 enormous
  2. 2 broad
  3. 3 extensive
hā hā dà xiào
  1. 1 to laugh heartily
  2. 2 to burst into loud laughter
zhuàng dà
  1. 1 to expand
  2. 2 to strengthen
dà yī
  1. 1 first-year university student
dà bù liǎo
  1. 1 at worst
  2. 2 if worst comes to worst
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 alarming
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

年货大街
niánhuò dàjiē
Chinese New Year merchandise street
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大街上随处可见的京牌汽车、北京本土的餐饮连锁店……
dàjiē shàng suíchù kě jiàn de jīngpái qìchē 、Běijīng běntǔ de cānyǐn liánsuǒdiàn ……
The streets are filled with cars carrying Beijing plates and Beijing chain restaurants....
我住长安大街附近,你知道花旗银行不?我家就在银行左边那栋楼。
wǒ zhù chángān dàjiē fùjìn ,nǐ zhīdào huāqíyínháng bù ?wǒjiā jiù zài yínháng zuǒbiān nà dòng lóu 。
I live near Changan Street. Do you know where the Citibank is? My place is in the building to the left of the bank.
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迪士尼乐园都差不多吧,都是主题乐园,像“米奇大街”啦,“探险岛”啦,这样的。
Díshìní lèyuán dōu chàbuduō ba ,dōu shì zhǔtílèyuán ,xiàng “mǐqí dàjiē ”la ,“tànxiǎn dǎo ”la ,zhèyàng de 。
All the Disneylands are pretty similar, no? They are all theme parks, with "Mickey Avenue", "Adventure Isle" and so on.
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你们看,这是中央大街。
nǐmen kàn ,zhè shì Zhōngyāng dàjiē 。
You see, this is Central Avenue
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每条大街小巷,每个人的嘴里;
měi tiáo dàjiēxiǎoxiàng ,měi gè rén de zuǐ lǐ ;
On every street, in every alley, on every person's lips;
多亏是在沙滩上,如果出现在大街上,肯定会被认为是抢银行的。不过防晒很有必要,俗话说:“一白遮三丑”,白了显得好看。
duōkuī shì zài shātān shàng ,rúguǒ chūxiàn zài dàjiē shang ,kěndìng huì bèi rènwéi shì qiǎng yínháng de 。bùguò fángshài hěnyǒu bìyào ,súhuà shuō :“yībáizhēsānchǒu ”,bái le xiǎnde hǎokàn 。
Fortunately they're wearing them at the beach. If people appeared wearing these on a major street, they'd definitely be taken as bank robbers. However, blocking the sun is very necessary. As the saying goes, "whiteness covers up ugliness." White looks better.
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难怪女人都喜欢白,怕晒黑。别说海滩了,你看大街上,骑自行车的,走路的,哪一个不是全副武装?
nánguài nǚrén dōu xǐhuan bái ,pà shàihēi 。bié shuō hǎitān le ,nǐ kàn dàjiē shang ,qí zìxíngchē de ,zǒu lù de ,nǎ yī ge bùshì quánfù wǔzhuāng ?
No wonder women all love white skin and fear getting tan. It's not just at the beach. Look at the people on the street, riding bikes, walking; which of them aren't completely outfitted to protect against the sun?
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这事儿啊!行!为了维护哥们儿的爱情果实,我就是睡大街上也愿意。
zhè shìr5 a !xíng !wèile wéihù gēmenr de àiqíng guǒshi ,wǒ jiùshì shuì dàjiē shang yě yuànyì 。
Oh, that? No problem! For the well-being of my bro's relationship, I'd even sleep outside on the street.
啊?在大街上量啊?这么多人!多尴尬啊!
ǎ ?zài dàjiē shang liáng a ?zhème duō rén !duō gāngà a !
Yeah? On the street? There are so many people around! How embarrassing!
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