巨大 (jù dà) — huge, enormous, immense

Definition

巨大 describes sheer physical or abstract size (changes, pressure, objects) — purely about magnitude. Unlike 伟大 it carries no sense of admirable or significant, and unlike 大型 it is not used for organized large-scale events or equipment.

adjective
hugeenormousimmense

Examples

  • 巨大
    Zhè ge chéng shì yǒu jù dà de biàn huà.
    This city has undergone huge changes.
  • 巨大
    Tā mǎi le yí gè jù dà de dàn gāo.
    He bought a huge cake.
  • 巨大
    Zhè cì kǎo shì yǒu jù dà de yā lì.
    This exam puts enormous pressure on me.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

huge

巨 means huge and 大 means big, so the word intensifies size.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 巨 →

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.

Open 大 →

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