庞大

龐大
pángdà
adjective HSK 7 #8,632

Meanings

  1. 1 enormous; huge; colossal

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

Examples

Zhège xiàngmù de guīmó fēicháng pángdà.
The scale of this project is enormous.
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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