天大

tiāndà

adjective #16,823

Meanings

1 enormous
2 as big as the sky
3 gargantuan

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Examples

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.

他犯了一个天大的错误。

Tā fàn le yīgè tiāndà de cuòwù.

He made an enormous mistake.

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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's hyperbolic and emphatic.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

大 dà