Chinese words starting with “da”
109 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable da. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 30 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial d · final a · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 5
- 2nd tone 5
- 3rd tone 32
- 4th tone 67
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 大家dà jiāHSK 2
everyone; influential family; great expert
- 大学dà xuéHSK 1
university; college
- 打开dǎ kāiHSK 1
to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
- 打电话dǎ diàn huàHSK 1
to make a telephone call
- 达到dá dàoHSK 3
to reach; to achieve; to attain
- 打算dǎ suànHSK 2
to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation
- 大概dà gàiHSK 3
roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea
- 大量dà liàngHSK 2
great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous
- 大部分dà bù fenHSK 2
in large part; the greater part; the majority
- 答案dá ànHSK 4
answer; solution
- 大多数dà duō shùHSK 2
(great) majority
- 答应dā yingHSK 2
to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
- 大约dà yuēHSK 3
approximately; probably
- 大人dà renHSK 2
adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors
- 打破dǎ pòHSK 3
to break; to smash
- 大声dà shēngHSK 2
loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
- 大大dà dàHSK 2
greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle
- 大门dà ménHSK 2
entrance; door; gate; large and influential family
- 大小dà xiǎoHSK 2
dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority
- 大学生dà xué shēngHSK 1
university student; college student
- 打工dǎ gōngHSK 2
to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
- 打球dǎ qiúHSK 1
to play ball; to play with a ball
- 大海dà hǎiHSK 2
sea; ocean
- 大衣dà yīHSK 2
overcoat; topcoat; cloak
All 109 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 大片 | dà piàn | n | wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie | |
| 52 | 大姐 | dà jiě | n | big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) | |
| 53 | 大队 | dà duì | n | group; a large body of; production brigade; military group | |
| 54 | 大选 | dà xuǎn | vn,v | general election | |
| 55 | 打发 | dǎ fa | v | to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc) | |
| 56 | 大于 | dà yú | v | greater than; bigger than; more than | |
| 57 | 大吃一惊 | dà chī yī jīng | v | to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked | |
| 58 | 大米 | dà mǐ | n | (husked) rice | |
| 59 | 打折 | dǎ zhé | v,vn | to give a discount | |
| 60 | 打牌 | dǎ pái | v | to play mahjong or cards | |
| 61 | 大肆 | dà sì | d | wantonly; without restraint (of enemy or malefactor); unbridled | |
| 62 | 大家庭 | dà jiā tíng | n | extended family; big family; harmonious group | |
| 63 | 大都 | dà dōu | ns | for the most part; on the whole; also pr. [dà dū] | |
| 64 | 大巴 | dà bā | n | (coll.) large bus; coach; (abbr. for 大型巴士) | |
| 65 | 大妈 | dà mā | n | father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) | |
| 66 | 搭乘 | dā chéng | v | to ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc) | |
| 67 | 打通 | dǎ tōng | v | to open access; to establish contact; to remove a block; to put through (a phone connection) | |
| 68 | 大批 | dà pī | m | large quantities of | |
| 69 | 打针 | dǎ zhēn | v | to give or have an injection | |
| 70 | 打量 | dǎ liang | v | to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon | |
| 71 | 大意 | dà yì | n,a | general idea; main idea | |
| 72 | 打官司 | dǎ guān si | v | to file a lawsuit; to sue; to dispute | |
| 73 | 大奖赛 | dà jiǎng sài | n | grand prix | |
| 74 | 大伙儿 | dà huǒ r | r | erhua variant of 大伙; everybody; everyone | |
| 75 | 打捞 | dǎ lāo | v | to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea) | |
| 76 | 大笔 | dàbǐ | n | Large | |
| 77 | 打印机 | dǎ yìn jī | n | printer | |
| 78 | 打猎 | dǎ liè | v | to go hunting | |
| 79 | 大体 | dà tǐ | d,n | in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; cadaver for dissection in training medical students | |
| 80 | 大惊小怪 | dà jīng xiǎo guài | l | to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) | |
| 81 | 搭建 | dā jiàn | v | to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed); to rig up | |
| 82 | 达标 | dá biāo | v,vn | to reach a set standard | |
| 83 | 大幅度 | dà fú dù | d | by a wide margin; substantial | |
| 84 | 大宗 | dà zōng | m | large amount; staple; influential family of long standing | |
| 85 | 大纲 | dà gāng | n | synopsis; outline; program; leading principles | |
| 86 | 打喷嚏 | dǎ pēn tì | v | to sneeze | |
| 87 | 大面积 | dà miàn jī | d,b | large area; (fig.) (of a problem) (occurring) on a massive scale | |
| 88 | 大款 | dà kuǎn | n | very wealthy person | |
| 89 | 答辩 | dá biàn | vn,v | to reply (to an accusation); to defend one's dissertation | |
| 90 | 大熊猫 | dà xióng māo | n | giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) | |
| 91 | 大街小巷 | dà jiē xiǎo xiàng | l | great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city | |
| 92 | 打磨 | dǎ mó | v | to polish; to burnish; to shine | |
| 93 | 打搅 | dǎ jiǎo | v | to disturb; to trouble; to bother | |
| 94 | 大名鼎鼎 | dà míng dǐng dǐng | v,l | grand reputation; renowned; famous | |
| 95 | 大体上 | dà tǐ shàng | d | overall; in general terms | |
| 96 | 打雷 | dǎ léi | v,vn | to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder | |
| 97 | 大棚 | dà péng | n | greenhouse; polytunnel | |
| 98 | 大同小异 | dà tóng xiǎo yì | v | virtually the same; differing only on small points | |
| 99 | 大有可为 | dà yǒu kě wéi | v | with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing | |
| 100 | 大大咧咧 | dà dà liē liē | z | carefree; offhand; casual |
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