大过
dà guò
Pinyin

Definition

大过
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dà guò
  1. serious mistake
  2. major demerit

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
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
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

那怎么办?不回家,一个人孤零零地留在这里?就是出去玩,大过年的一个人出去玩也没劲儿。哎,大龄单身青年真命苦啊!
nà zěnme bàn ?bù huíjiā ,yī ge rén gūlīnglīng de liú zài zhèlǐ ?jiùshì chūqù wán ,dàguòniánde yī ge rén chūqù wán yě méijìnr 。ai ,dàlíng dānshēn qīngnián zhēn mìngkǔ a !
Then what am I supposed to do? If I don't go home, do I just hang around here alone? Even if I go out, spending the New Year alone is no fun either. Oh, I'm not getting any younger and I'm still single. It's so hard!
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你知道吗?刘斌这下有点麻烦了,他上学期考试作弊被记了次大过。通报批评不说,还被记录在档案里,可能会拿不到毕业证书。
nǐ zhīdào ma ?Liú Bīn zhèxià yǒudiǎn máfan le ,tā shàng xuéqī kǎoshì zuòbì bèi jì le cì dàguò 。tōngbào pīpíng bùshuō ,hái bèi jìlù zài dàng\'àn lǐ ,kěnéng huì nábudào bìyè zhèngshū 。
Did you know, Liu Bin is having a bit of trouble with this. He cheated on his exam last semester and a serious offense was recorded on his record. Not only was he publicly criticized, but it will stay on his record and he might not be able to get his diploma.
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