大大

dàdà

adverb HSK 4 #5,167

Meanings

Reduplication of 大 intensifies the meaning.

HSK 4

新方法大大减少了时间。

Xīn fāngfǎ dàdà jiǎnshǎo le shíjiān.

The new method greatly reduced the time.

HSK 5

这大大提高了效率。

Zhè dàdà tígāo le xiàolǜ.

This greatly improved efficiency.

HSK 5

他的中文大大进步了。

Tā de Zhōngwén dàdà jìnbù le.

His Chinese has improved greatly.

grammar

大大 is an adverb placed before verbs. It's more emphatic than just using 很 (very). Pattern: 大大 + verb.

大 dà