特大

tèdà

adjective HSK 6 #12,523

Meanings

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

Characters

special; exceptionally

Exceptionally big — beyond the normal scale of large.

Examples

这是一起特大交通事故。

Zhè shì yī qǐ tè dà jiāotōng shìgù.

This is a major traffic accident.

特大号的衣服还是太小了。

Tè dà hào de yīfu háishi tài xiǎo le.

Even the extra-large clothes are still too small.

南方遭遇了特大暴雨。

Nánfāng zāoyù le tè dà 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