庞大

龐大
pángdà
adjective HSK 7-9 #8,632

Meanings

  1. 1 enormous; huge; colossal

Characters

Literally 'massively big' - emphasizes scale to the point of being unwieldy or overwhelming.

Examples

HSK 4
Zhège xiàngmù de guīmó fēicháng pángdà.
The scale of this project is enormous.
HSK 7-9
Gōngsī pángdà de jīgòu dǎozhì xiàolǜ dīxià.
The company's bloated structure led to low efficiency.

Tips

usage
庞大 often carries a slightly negative connotation - not just big, but unwieldy or excessively large. 庞大开支 (bloated expenses), 庞大官僚机构 (massive bureaucracy). For purely positive 'big,' use 巨大 or 宏大 instead.

Stroke Order

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