大都市
dà dū shì
Pinyin

Definition

大都市
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dà dū shì
  1. metropolis
  2. large city
  3. megacity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

城市
chéng shì
  1. 1 city
  2. 2 town
  3. 3 CL:座[zuò]
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
大家
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
大话骰
dà huà tóu
  1. 1 liar's dice (dice game)
都
Dū
  1. 1 surname Du
一大早
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
上市
shàng shì
  1. 1 to hit the market (of a new product)
  2. 2 to float (a company on the stock market)
上海市
Shàng hǎi shì
  1. 1 Shanghai municipality in southeast China, abbr. 滬|沪
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])
佛山市
Fó shān shì
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng]
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)
利市
lì shì
  1. 1 business profit
  2. 2 auspicious
  3. 3 lucky
  4. 4 small sum of money offered on festive days
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
北京市
Běi jīng Shì
  1. 1 Beijing
  2. 2 capital of People's Republic of China
  3. 3 one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市[zhí xiá shì]
北大
Běi Dà
  1. 1 Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
南京市
Nán jīng shì
  1. 1 Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏
  2. 2 capital of China at different historical periods
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

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)
偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
  1. 1 chance remarks can lead to public execution (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

Sample Sentences

上海的陆家嘴到了，大家跟着我下车，一起来领略一下现代化大都市的风采。
Shànghǎi de Lùjiāzuǐ dào le ，dàjiā gēn zhe wǒ xiàchē ，yīqǐ lái lǐnglüè yīxià xiàndàihuà dàdūshì de fēngcǎi 。
This is Shanghai's Lujiazui area. Everyone follow me off the bus and come have a taste of the metropolitan elegance of the big city.
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没错。其实我们都误解了，以为国外都是发达的大都市，到处是摩天大楼、高速公路、繁华商场和林荫草坪，其实现在这些景物在北京、上海等大城市也随处可见，在欧洲更吸引我的反倒是山间那些宏伟、辉煌的古堡。
méicuò 。qíshí wǒmen dōu wùjiě le ，yǐwéi guówài dōu shì fādá de dàdūshì ，dàochù shì mótiāndàlóu 、gāosùgōnglù 、fánhuá shāngchǎng hé línyīn cǎopíng ，qíshí xiànzài zhèxiē jǐngwù zài Běijīng 、Shànghǎi děng dàchéngshì yě suíchǔ kějiàn ，zài Ōuzhōu gèng xīyǐn wǒ de fǎndàoshì shānjiān nàxiē hóngwěi 、huīhuáng de gǔbǎo 。
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好的。据我所知，上海作为一个国际大都市，城市建设的目标是成为一个国际经济、金融、贸易和航运中心。洋山深水港正是建设航运中心的关键要素。它的建成将有力地推动我们城市的全面发展，带动社会的方方面面，当然也包括普通市民的日常生活。
hǎode 。jùwǒsuǒzhī ，Shànghǎi zuòwéi yī ge guójì dàdōushì ，chéngshìjiànshè de mùbiāo shì chéngwéi yī ge guójì jīngjì 、jīnróng 、màoyì hé hángyùn zhōngxīn 。Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng zhèng shì jiànshè hángyùnzhōngxīn de guānjiàn yàosù 。tā de jiànchéng jiāng yǒulì de tuīdòng wǒmen chéngshì de quánmiànfāzhǎn ，dàidòng shèhuì de fāngfāngmiànmiàn ，dāngrán yě bāokuò pǔtōng shìmín de rìchángshēnghuó 。
Sure. As far as I know, for Shanghai to be a world-class metropolis, the construction goal of the city is to become an international economic, financial, trade and shipping center. The Yangshan Deep Water Harbor is a key element in creating a shipping center. Its construction will help stimulate the development of our entire city. It will help advance all aspects of society. Of course, this includes ordinary people's daily lives.
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