北大 (Běi Dà) — Peking University (abbreviation) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

Peking University (abbreviation)

Examples

北大。
Tā kǎo shàng le Běi Dà.
He got into Peking University.
北大。
Běi Dà Shì zhōng guó zuì zhù míng de dà xué zhī yī.
Peking University is one of the most famous universities in China.
北大。
Wǒ ér zi míng nián zhǔn bèi bào kǎo Běi Dà.
My son is planning to apply for Peking University next year.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 北 shows two people standing back to back. It originally meant 'back'.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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