大幅度 (dà fú dù) — substantially, by a large margin, to a great ex… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

An adverbial phrase meaning 'by a large margin' or 'substantially' — modifies verbs to emphasize a big, noticeable change in quantity, price, or degree. Pairs with verbs like 增长, 减少, 下降, 提高.

adverb

substantiallyby a large marginto a great extent

Examples

大幅度。
Gōng sī jīn nián de lì rùn dà fú dù zēng zhǎng.
The company's profits increased substantially this year.
大幅度。
Zhèng fǔ dà fú dù jiàng dī le jìn kǒu guān shuì.
The government substantially reduced import tariffs.
大幅度，。
Fáng jià dà fú dù xià diē, hěn duō fáng zhǔ hěn zháo jí.
Housing prices dropped by a wide margin, and many homeowners are anxious.

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.

幅度range

幅fúwidth度dùdegree

联合Coordinate

The 大 (large) and 幅度 (range) mean a large degree of change.

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.

巾畐幅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

巾巾jīnclothing

Sound part声符shēngfú

畐

畐fú幅⁰fú

Same sound today

幅 is built from 巾, a component related to cloth or clothing, and 畐, which gives its sound.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

又又yòuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

石

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

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