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大事

dà shì

HSK 3.0 · 5

dà shì · daai6 si6 (Jyutping)

  1. major event
  2. major political event (war or change of regime)
  3. major social event (wedding or funeral)
  4. (do sth) in a big way
  5. CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

大

Meaning
big, great, vast, large, high
Radical
大
Strokes
3
Components
⿻一人
Cangjie
K
Four-corner
4003.0

事

Meaning
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
Radical
亅
Strokes
8
Components
⿻⿳一口彐亅
Cangjie
JLLN
Four-corner
5000.7

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