四大

sìdà

noun #37,835

Meanings

1 the Big Four
2 the four major (followed by a noun)

Characters

Examples

她毕业后进了四大会计师事务所。

Tā bìyè hòu jìn le sìdà kuàijìshī shìwùsuǒ.

After graduation she joined one of the Big Four accounting firms.

《红楼梦》是中国四大名著之一。

《 Hónglóumèng 》 shì Zhōngguó sìdà míngzhù zhīyī.

Dream of the Red Chamber is one of China's Four Great Classic Novels.

Tips

usage

四大 modifies a following noun. Common collocations: 四大名著 (Four Great Classic Novels), 四大发明 (Four Great Inventions), 四大天王 (Four Heavenly Kings / four 1990s Cantopop stars), and in business 四大 alone usually means the Big Four accounting firms (PwC, Deloitte, EY, KPMG).

Stroke Order

四 sì

大 dà