No. 12 in Chinese
大
Big; large.
In a sentence
他有一双大眼睛。
He has a pair of big eyes.
The word '大' is used here as an adjective to describe the size of the eyes, meaning 'big'.
小孩子喜欢在大庭广众下表演。
Children like to perform in front of a large audience.
In this sentence, '大' is part of the term '大庭广众', which refers to a public and open area with a large audience or crowd.
她有一个很大的梦想。
She has a very big dream.
Here, '大' describes the abstract concept of a 'dream', indicating its significance or grandness.
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