大头 (dà) — (noun) main part, bulk (of something, e.g., money, work); (noun) big shot, bigwig (colloquial); (noun) spendthrift, wastrel (derogatory)
Definition
大头 literally means 'big head' but is used figuratively: the bulk/main share of something, or a 'big shot' (person in charge). As a derogatory label, it calls someone a spendthrift.
noun
main partbulk (of something, e.g., money, work)big shotbigwig (colloquial)spendthriftwastrel (derogatory)
Examples
- ，大头。Zhè cì huó dòng de jīng fèi, dà shì gōng sī chū de.The bulk of the funding for this event came from the company.
- 大头，。Tā zài gōng sī lǐ shì gè dà, shuō huà hěn yǒu fèn liàng.He's a big shot in the company; his words carry weight.
- ，大头。Tā huā qián dà shǒu dà jiǎo de, zhēn shì gè dà.He spends money lavishly; he's really a spendthrift.
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