超大 (chāo dà) — extra large, super large (size) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

adjective

extra largesuper large (size)

Examples

超大。
Zhè jiàn yī fu shì chāo dà hào de.
This piece of clothing is extra large size.
超大。
Wǒ men mǎi le yí gè chāo dà de xī guā.
We bought a super large watermelon.
超大。
Zhè jiā chāo shì yǒu chāo dà de gòu wù chē.
This supermarket has extra large shopping carts.

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.

超, meaning beyond, and 大, meaning large, combine to describe something extra large.

Characters in this word

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

走召超

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

召

召zhào超chāo

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

超 pairs 走, meaning “run,” with 召, which gives the sound.

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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