大小

dàxiǎo

noun HSK 3 #4,922

Meanings

Opposites combined: 'big-small' = size.

HSK 3

这件衣服大小正合适。

Zhè jiàn yīfu dàxiǎo zhèng héshì.

This piece of clothing is just the right size.

HSK 3

你穿多大小的鞋？

Nǐ chuān duō dàxiǎo de xié?

What size shoes do you wear?

HSK 3

这两个房间大小一样。

Zhè liǎng ge fángjiān dàxiǎo yíyàng.

These two rooms are the same size.

grammar

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

大 dà

小 xiǎo