大姐
dà jiě
Pinyin

Definition

大姐
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dà jiě
  1. big sister
  2. elder sister
  3. older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)

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)
姐姐
jiě jie
  1. 1 older sister
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
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
哈哈大笑
hā hā dà xiào
  1. 1 to laugh heartily
  2. 2 to burst into loud laughter
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
大人
dà ren
  1. 1 adult
  2. 2 grownup
  3. 3 title of respect toward superiors

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

是是是，我现在也收不起呀！诶，大姐您要是要卖，我给登记一下，怕您这是赃货我可吃不了兜着走，哈哈...您贵姓啊？
shì shì shì ，wǒ xiànzài yě shōu bù qǐ ya ！èi ，dàjiě nín yàoshì yào mài ，wǒ gěi dēngjì yīxià ，pà nín zhè shì zānghuò wǒ kě chībùliǎo dōuzhe zǒu ，hāhā ...nín guì xìng ā ？
Yes, yes, I can't even take you now! Ah,if you really want to sell it, I'll register it, in case you nicked it from somewhere, that way if there's a problem, you'll be properly held to account. Ha ha... what's your surname?
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嗨，没有八，我爸还真姓王，你怎么给猜着了，真是太有才了！我是问大姐名字是啥，魏啥？
hāi ，méiyǒu bā ，wǒ bà hái zhēn xìng Wáng ，nǐ zěnme gěi cāi zhao le ，zhēn shì tài yǒucái le ！wǒ shì wèn dàjiě míngzi shì shá ，Wèi shá ？
Hey, there's no "Ba", but my dad is surnamed Wang. How did you guess? You really are talented! I was asking your given name, Miss Wei.
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啊，胃炎啊，这名字起得挺绝啊，那大姐你爸不是得叫胃溃疡啊？
ā ，wèiyán ā ，zhè míngzi qǐ de tǐng jué ā ，nà dàjiě nǐ bà bùshì děi jiào wèikuìyáng ā ？
Ah, gastritis, that's quite a name. Why didn't you dad call you stomach ulcer (Wei Kuiyang)?
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这位大姐，您这只哈士奇可是大型犬，出来遛要拴好呀！
zhèwèi dàjiě ，nín zhè zhǐ hāshìqí kěshì dàxíng quǎn ，chūlái liù yào shuān hǎo ya ！
Hey big sister, this husky is a large dog, you have to put a leash on him when he is out for walks!
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大姐…可是根据规定，不拴住不能遛狗的呀
dàjiě …kěshì gēnjù guīdìng ，bù shuānzhù bùnéng liùgǒu de ya
Hey sister, but according to the rules you can’t walk your dog without a leash.
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她们是我大姐、二姐、三姐。
tāmen shì wǒ dàjiě 、èr jiě 、sān jiě 。
That's my eldest sister, my second-eldest sister, and my third-eldest sister.
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喂，大姐，是我。
wéi ，dàjiě ，shì wǒ 。
Hey, sis, it's me.
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喂，喂…大姐，听得到吗？我用公共电话打的，没钱了，掰。
wéi ，wéi …dàjiě ，tīngdedào ma ？wǒ yòng gōnggòng diànhuà dǎ de ，méi qián le ，bāi 。
Hey, hey... sis, can you hear me? I'm using a public telephone to call you, I don't have any money left, bye.
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大哥哥、大姐姐！爱心手工饼干！一包五十元！
dàgēge 、dàjiějie ！àixīn shǒugōng bǐnggān ！yì bāo wǔshí yuán ！
Sir, Madam! Buy some homemade cookies for a good cause! 50 yuan for one packet!
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咦？没人在家吗？大姐？爸？
yí ？méi rén zài jiā ma ？dàjiě ？bà ？
Huh? Is nobody home? Sis? Dad?
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