大小

dàxiǎo

noun HSK 2 #4,922

Meanings

1 size

Characters

Opposites combined: 'big-small' = size.

Examples

这件衣服大小正合适。

Zhè jiàn yīfu dàxiǎo zhèng héshì.

This piece of clothing is just the right size.

你穿多大小的鞋？

Nǐ chuān duō dàxiǎo de xié?

What size shoes do you wear?

这两个房间大小一样。

Zhè liǎng ge fángjiān dàxiǎo yíyàng.

These two rooms are the same size.

Tips

grammar

Chinese often combines opposite adjectives to form nouns: 大小 (size), 多少 (amount), 高低 (height), 长短 (length).

Stroke Order

大 dà

小 xiǎo