大幅度

dàfúdù

adverb HSK 7-9 #30,162

Meanings

1 by a large margin; substantially; dramatically

Characters

width; range; amplitude

Literally 'big amplitude/extent' — a change that covers a large range.

Examples

房价大幅度下降了。

Fángjià dàfúdù xiàjiàng le.

Housing prices dropped dramatically.

公司大幅度削减了开支。

Gōngsī dàfúdù xuējiǎn le kāizhī.

The company cut expenses substantially.

Tips

usage

大幅度 is the full form, but in news and writing 大幅 (dàfú) alone is more common: 大幅增长 (sharp increase), 大幅下降 (sharp decline). They mean the same thing.

Stroke Order

大 dà

幅 fú

度 dù