天大 (tiān dà) — extremely big, huge

Definition

Literally 'sky-big' — an emphatic 'huge' for abstract matters like mistakes or opportunities, stronger and more literary than 大的.

adjective
extremely bighuge

Examples

  • 天大
    Zhè zhēn shì tiān dà de hǎo jī huì!
    This is truly a huge opportunity!
  • 天大
    Tā zuó tiān fàn le yí gè tiān dà de cuò wù.
    He made a huge mistake yesterday.
  • 天大
    Duì yú tā men lái shuō, zhè shì tiān dà de shì.
    For them, this is a huge matter.

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