天大

tiāndà

adjective #16,823

Meanings

1 enormous
2 as big as the sky
3 gargantuan

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

天大的事也要先吃饭。

Tiāndà de shì yě yào xiān chīfàn.

No matter how huge the matter is, eat first.

HSK 6

他犯了一个天大的错误。

Tā fàn le yīgè tiāndà de cuòwù.

He made an enormous mistake.

Tips

usage

天大 is always used as a modifier before a noun: 天大的事 (huge matter), 天大的秘密 (enormous secret), 天大的笑话 (massive joke). It is hyperbolic and emphatic.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

大 dà