大幅

dàfú

adverb #17,918

Meanings

1 substantially
2 by a wide margin
3 significantly

Characters

width; extent; degree

Examples

房价大幅上涨。

Fángjià dàfú shàngzhǎng.

Housing prices rose significantly.

公司利润大幅下降。

Gōngsī lìrùn dàfú xiàjiàng.

Company profits dropped substantially.

Tips

usage

大幅 modifies verbs of change: 大幅增长 (sharp increase), 大幅下降 (sharp decrease), 大幅提高 (significant improvement). Very common in news and financial reporting. 大幅度 (dàfúdù) is the longer form with the same meaning.

Stroke Order

大 dà

幅 fú