Definition
大写 has two distinct meanings. First, it refers to capital letters (uppercase) in writing. Second, it refers to the elaborate financial form of Chinese numerals (壹, 贰, 叁, etc.) used on checks, contracts, and banknotes to prevent fraud — these are distinct from the simple numerals (一, 二, 三). You'll see the numeral sense most often in formal financial documents.
n.
capital lettersuppercaseelaborate Chinese numerals (used in finance to prevent tampering)
Examples
- 大写。Yīngwén míngzì de shǒu zìmǔ bìxū dà xiě.The first letter of an English name must be capitalized.
- 大写。Zhè zhāng fāpiào shàng suǒyǒu jīn'é dōu yào yòng dà xiě shùzì tiánxiě.All amounts on this invoice must be written in elaborate numerals.
- 。Qǐng bǎ zhè jù huà gǎi wéi dà xiě zìmǔ.Please change this sentence to capital letters.
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