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特大

tèdà
adjective HSK 6 #12,523

Meanings

  1. 1 exceptionally big; extra-large
  2. 2 major; serious (of events, disasters)

Characters

特
tè
special; exceptionally
大
dà
big; large
Exceptionally big - beyond the normal scale of large.

Examples

HSK 1
特大号的衣服还是太小了。
Tèdàhào de yīfu háishi tài xiǎo le.
Even the extra-large clothes are still too small.
HSK 3
这是一起特大交通事故。
Zhè shì yīqǐ tèdà jiāotōng shìgù.
This is a major traffic accident.
HSK 6
南方遭遇了特大暴雨。
Nánfāng zāoyù le tèdà bàoyǔ.
The south was hit by an exceptionally heavy rainstorm.

Tips

usage
特大 is commonly used in news and official reports for major events: 特大事故 (major accident), 特大暴雨 (torrential rainstorm), 特大城市 (megacity, population over 5 million).

Stroke Order

特 tè
大 dà