七大 (qī dà) — the seven largest (in a category); the seven major ones; abbreviation for the Seventh National Congress (of the CCP)

Definition

Literally 'seven great' — the top seven in any group, OR short for the CCP's Seventh National Congress. Sense depends on context: 'the seven major X' vs. the specific 1945 party congress.

noun
the seven largest (in a category)the seven major onesabbreviation for the Seventh National Congress (of the CCP)

Examples

  • 七大。
    Zhōng guó gòng chǎn dǎng qī dà shì yí cì jù yǒu lì shǐ yì yì de zhòng yào huì yì.
    The Seventh National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was an historically significant meeting.
  • 七大，。
    Shì jiè qī dà hé liú zhōng, yǒu sì tiáo zài yà zhōu.
    Among the seven major rivers of the world, four are in Asia.
  • 七大？
    Nǐ liǎo jiě qī dà de jù tǐ nèi róng ma?
    Do you understand the specific content of the Seventh Congress?

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.

七qīseven
大dàbig

The number 七 and 大, large, together name the seven largest or major ones.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 七 comes from two crossing lines: the top line runs left to right, and the next line goes down and across.

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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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