大典
dà diǎn
Pinyin

Definition

大典
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dà diǎn
  1. ceremony
  2. collection of classical writings

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)
经典
jīng diǎn
  1. 1 the classics
  2. 2 scriptures
  3. 3 classical
  4. 4 classic (example, case etc)
  5. 5 typical
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
典型
diǎn xíng
  1. 1 model
  2. 2 typical case
  3. 3 archetype
  4. 4 typical
  5. 5 representative
典礼
diǎn lǐ
  1. 1 celebration
  2. 2 ceremony
典雅
diǎn yǎ
  1. 1 refined
  2. 2 elegant
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
古典
gǔ diǎn
  1. 1 classical
哈哈大笑
hā hā dà xiào
  1. 1 to laugh heartily
  2. 2 to burst into loud laughter

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

曲阜是孔子的故乡，他去世后，住宅被修建成孔庙，每年一届的“祭孔大典”就在孔庙举行。现在我就带大家参观“孔庙”，大家请跟我来。
qūfù shì Kǒngzǐ de gùxiàng ，tā qùshì hòu ，zhùzhái bèi xiūjiàn chéng Kǒngmiào ，měinián yī jiè de “jìkǒngdàdiǎn ”jiù zài Kǒngmiào jǔxíng 。xiànzài wǒ jiù dài dàjiā cānguān “Kǒngmiào ”，dàjiā qǐng gēn wǒ lái 。
Qufu is the ancient hometown of Confucius. After his passing, his residence was renovated and turned into a Confucian temple. Every year, the 'Ceremony to Venerate Confucius' is held in this temple. Now, I'll take all of you on a tour of this 'Confucian Temple'. Everyone, please follow me.
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