da Chinese words in HSK vocabulary

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà ren

adult
grownup
title of respect toward superiors

大小

dà xiǎo

large and small

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà xiǎo

large and small
size
adults and children
consideration of seniority
at any rate

大熊猫

dà xióng māo

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà xióng māo

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

大衣

dà yī

overcoat

HSK Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà yī

overcoat
topcoat
cloak

达到

dá dào

to reach

Dictionary readings and meanings

dá dào

to reach
to achieve
to attain
to reach; to achieve; to attain

答

dā · dá

Meaning under review

Dictionary readings and meanings

dā

English dictionary gloss under review.

dá

to answer
to reply
to respond

答案

dá àn

answer

HSK Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

Dictionary readings and meanings

dá àn

answer
solution

答应

dā ying

to promise

Dictionary readings and meanings

dā ying

to promise
to agree
to reply
to respond
to answer; to respond
to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise

打败

dǎ bài

to defeat

HSK Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 5

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ bài

to defeat
to overpower
to beat
to be defeated

打扮

dǎ ban

to decorate

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ ban

to decorate
to dress
to make up
to adorn
manner of dressing
style of dress

打工

dǎ gōng

to work (do manual labor for a living)

HSK Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ gōng

to work (do manual labor for a living)
a part time job
to moonlight
to work a temporary or casual job
(of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

打扰

dǎ rǎo

to disturb

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ rǎo

to disturb
to bother
to trouble

打印

dǎ yìn

to print

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ yìn

to print
to seal
to stamp
to affix a seal
to print out (with a printer)

打印机

dǎ yìn jī

printer

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ yìn jī

printer

打招呼

dǎ zhāo hu

to greet sb by word or action

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ zhāo hu

to greet sb by word or action
to give prior notice

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

打针

dǎ zhēn

to give or have an injection

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ zhēn

to give or have an injection
to give or get an injection

大巴

dà bā

(coll.) large bus

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà bā

(coll.) large bus
coach

大大

dà dà

greatly

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà dà

greatly
enormously
(dialect) dad
uncle

大量

dà liàng

great amount

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà liàng

great amount
large quantity
bulk
numerous
generous
magnanimous

大赛

dà sài

grand contest

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà sài

grand contest

大使馆

dà shǐ guǎn

embassy

HSK Level 4

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà shǐ guǎn

embassy

大厅

dà tīng

hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà tīng

hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby

大约

dà yuē

approximately

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà yuē

approximately
about
probably

大自然

dà zì rán

nature (the natural world)

HSK Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà zì rán

nature (the natural world)

达成

dá chéng

to reach (an agreement)

Dictionary readings and meanings

dá chéng

to reach (an agreement)
to accomplish

打包

dǎ bāo

to wrap

HSK Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ bāo

to wrap
to pack
to ask for a doggy bag (at a restaurant)
to wrap; to pack
to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
(computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)

打断

dǎ duàn

to interrupt

HSK Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ duàn

to interrupt
to break off
to break (a bone)

打交道

dǎ jiāo dào

to come into contact with

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ jiāo dào

to come into contact with
to have dealings

打喷嚏

dǎ pēn tì

to sneeze

HSK Level 5 HSK 3.0 Levels 7–9

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ pēn tì

to sneeze

打破

dǎ pò

to break; to smash

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ pò

to break; to smash

打听

dǎ ting

to ask about

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ ting

to ask about
to inquire about
to make some inquiries
to ask around

大胆

dà dǎn

brazen

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà dǎn

brazen
audacious
outrageous
bold
daring
fearless

大多

dà duō

for the most part

HSK Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà duō

for the most part
many
most
the greater part
mostly

大方

dà fāng · dà fang

expert

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà fāng

expert
scholar
mother earth
a type of green tea

dà fang

generous
magnanimous
stylish
in good taste
easy-mannered
natural and relaxed

大会

dà huì

general assembly

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà huì

general assembly
general meeting
convention

大力

dà lì

energetically; vigorously

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà lì

energetically; vigorously

大妈

dà mā

father's elder brother's wife

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà mā

father's elder brother's wife
aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)

大米

dà mǐ

(husked) rice

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà mǐ

(husked) rice

大脑

dà nǎo

brain

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà nǎo

brain
cerebrum

大批

dà pī

large quantities of

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà pī

large quantities of

大厦

dà shà

large building

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà shà

large building
edifice
mansion

大事

dà shì

major event

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà shì

major event
major political event (war or change of regime)
major social event (wedding or funeral)
(do sth) in a big way

大象

dà xiàng

elephant

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà xiàng

elephant

大型

dà xíng

large scale

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà xíng

large scale
wide scale
broad scale
large
large-scale

大爷

dà yé · dà ye

arrogant idler

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà yé

arrogant idler
self-centered show-off

dà ye

(coll.) father's older brother
uncle
term of respect for older man

大于

dà yú

greater than; bigger than; more than

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà yú

greater than; bigger than; more than

大众

dà zhòng · Dà zhòng

the masses

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà zhòng

the masses
the great bulk of the population
popular (of music, science etc)

Dà zhòng

Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)

搭

dā

to put up

Dictionary readings and meanings

dā

to put up
to build (scaffolding)
to hang (clothes on a pole)
to connect
to join
to arrange in pairs

搭档

dā dàng

to cooperate

Dictionary readings and meanings

dā dàng

to cooperate
partner

搭配

dā pèi

to pair up

Dictionary readings and meanings

dā pèi

to pair up
to match
to arrange in pairs
to add sth into a group

答辩

dá biàn

to reply (to an accusation)

Dictionary readings and meanings

dá biàn

to reply (to an accusation)
to defend one's dissertation

答复

dá fù

to answer

Dictionary readings and meanings

dá fù

to answer
to reply
Reply to: (in email header)

打动

dǎ dòng

to move (to pity)

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ dòng

to move (to pity)
arousing (sympathy)
touching

打官司

dǎ guān si

to file a lawsuit

HSK Level 6

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ guān si

to file a lawsuit
to sue
to dispute

打击

dǎ jī

to hit

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ jī

to hit
to strike
to attack
to crack down on sth
a setback
a blow

打架

dǎ jià

to fight

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ jià

to fight
to scuffle
to come to blows

打卡

dǎ kǎ

(of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out)

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ kǎ

(of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out)
(on social media) to check in to a location

打雷

dǎ léi

to rumble with thunder

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ léi

to rumble with thunder
clap of thunder

打量

dǎ liang

to size sb up

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ liang

to size sb up
to take measure of
to suppose
to reckon
to look sb up and down
to take the measure of

打猎

dǎ liè

to go hunting

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ liè

to go hunting

打造

dǎ zào

to create

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ zào

to create
to build
to develop
to forge (of metal)

打仗

dǎ zhàng

to fight a battle

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ zhàng

to fight a battle
to go to war

大不了

dà bù liǎo · dà bu liǎo

at worst

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà bù liǎo

at worst
if worst comes to worst
serious
alarming

dà bu liǎo

at worst; if worst comes to worst
(usu. in the negative) serious; alarming

大臣

dà chén

minister (of a monarchy)

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà chén

minister (of a monarchy)
chancellor (of a monarchy)
cabinet minister

大吃一惊

dà chī yī jīng

(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà chī yī jīng

(idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback

大地

dà dì

earth

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà dì

earth
mother earth

大都

dà dōu · dà dū · Dà dū

for the most part

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà dōu

for the most part
on the whole
also pr. [da4 du1]

dà dū

for the most part
on the whole
metropolitan

Dà dū

Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing

大幅

dà fú

large-format (picture, banner, photo etc)

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà fú

large-format (picture, banner, photo etc)
substantially; by a wide margin

大伙儿

dà huǒ r

everybody

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà huǒ r

everybody
everyone
we all

大师

dà shī

great master

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà shī

great master
master

大使

dà shǐ

ambassador

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà shǐ

ambassador
envoy

大肆

dà sì

wantonly

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà sì

wantonly
without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)
unbridled

大体

dà tǐ

in general

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà tǐ

in general
more or less
in rough terms
basically
on the whole
in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole

大洋洲

Dà yáng zhōu

Oceania

Dictionary readings and meanings

Dà yáng zhōu

Oceania

大意

dà yì · dà yi

general idea

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà yì

general idea
main idea

dà yi

careless

大致

dà zhì

more or less

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà zhì

more or less
roughly
approximately
more or less; roughly; approximately

搭乘

dā chéng

to ride as a passenger

Dictionary readings and meanings

dā chéng

to ride as a passenger
to travel by (car, plane etc)

搭建

dā jiàn

to build (esp. with simple materials)

Dictionary readings and meanings

dā jiàn

to build (esp. with simple materials)
to knock together (a temporary shed)
to rig up

达标

dá biāo

to reach a set standard

Dictionary readings and meanings

dá biāo

to reach a set standard

打岔

dǎ chà

interruption

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ chà

interruption
to interrupt (esp. talk)
to change the subject

打倒

dǎ dǎo

to overthrow

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ dǎo

to overthrow
to knock down
Down with ... !

打赌

dǎ dǔ

to bet

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ dǔ

to bet
to make a bet
a wager

打盹儿

dǎ dǔn r

Meaning under review

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ dǔn r

English dictionary gloss under review.

打发

dǎ fa

to dispatch sb to do sth

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ fa

to dispatch sb to do sth
to make sb leave
to pass (the time)
(old) to make arrangements
(old) to bestow (alms etc)

打搅

dǎ jiǎo

to disturb; to trouble; to bother

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ jiǎo

to disturb; to trouble; to bother

打捞

dǎ lāo

to salvage

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ lāo

to salvage
to dredge
to fish out (person or object from the sea)

打磨

dǎ mó

to polish; to burnish; to shine

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ mó

to polish; to burnish; to shine

打下手

dǎ xià shǒu

to act in a supporting role

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ xià shǒu

to act in a supporting role
fig. to play second fiddle

打消

dǎ xiāo

to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)

Dictionary readings and meanings

dǎ xiāo

to dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)
to give up on

大大咧咧

dà dà liē liē

(idiom) carefree; offhand; casual

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà dà liē liē

(idiom) carefree; offhand; casual

大纲

dà gāng

synopsis

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà gāng

synopsis
outline
program
leading principles

大公无私

dà gōng wú sī

selfless

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà gōng wú sī

selfless
impartial

大街小巷

dà jiē xiǎo xiàng

great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà jiē xiǎo xiàng

great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city

大惊小怪

dà jīng xiǎo guài

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà jīng xiǎo guài

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

大局

dà jú

overall situation

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà jú

overall situation
the big picture

大陆

dà lù · Dà lù

continent; mainland

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà lù

continent; mainland

Dà lù

mainland China (reference to the PRC)

大名鼎鼎

dà míng dǐng dǐng

grand reputation

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà míng dǐng dǐng

grand reputation
renowned
famous

大片

dà piàn

wide expanse

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà piàn

wide expanse
large area
vast stretch
extending widely
blockbuster movie

大气

dà qì

atmosphere (surrounding the earth)

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà qì

atmosphere (surrounding the earth)
imposing; impressive; stylish

大数据

dà shù jù

big data (computing)

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà shù jù

big data (computing)

大同小异

dà tóng xiǎo yì

virtually the same

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà tóng xiǎo yì

virtually the same
differing only on small points

大为

dà wéi

very

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà wéi

very
greatly

大雁

dà yàn

wild goose

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà yàn

wild goose

大有可为

dà yǒu kě wéi

with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing

Dictionary readings and meanings

dà yǒu kě wéi

with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing

大宗

dà zōng

large amount