大型 (dà xíng) — large-scale, large | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

大型 means 'large-scale / large-sized' and is used to MODIFY nouns (大型企业), unlike the bare 大 which simply means 'big'. Pairs naturally with 小型 ('small-scale') as its opposite.

adjective

large-scalelarge

Examples

大型。
Zhè jiā dà xíng qǐ yè yǒu sān qiān míng yuán gōng.
This large enterprise has three thousand employees.
大型。
Wǒ men zhèng zài cè huà yí gè dà xíng zhǎn lǎn.
We are planning a large-scale exhibition.
大型。
Nà ge dà xíng tǐ yù guǎn yǒu liǎng wàn gè zuò wèi.
That large stadium has twenty thousand seats.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

大 gives the size, and 型 gives the kind, so together they mean large-scale.

Characters in this word

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

刑土型

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

刑

刑xíng型xíng

Same sound today

型 pairs 土 (earth) with 刑, which supplies the sound; the shape shows an earthen mold, hence form or pattern.

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