HSK 5 · Adjectives

重大 zhòngdà “major” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 重大 means

  1. major
  2. significant
  3. great
  4. important

How to say 重大

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale重zhòng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale大dà4th tone, falling

重大 in a sentence

  1. 我今天做了一个重大的决定。

    Wǒ jīntiān zuò le yí ge zhòngdà de juédìng.

    I made a big decision today.

    Sentence #1134549 from Tatoeba

  2. 对我来说意义重大。

    Duì wǒ lái shuō yìyì zhòngdà.

    That means a lot to me.

    Sentence #6093317 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 语言是人类最重大的发明之一。

    Yǔyán shì rénlèi zuì zhòngdà de fāmíng zhīyī.

    Language is one of humanity’s most important inventions.

    Sentence #864522 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 重大 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 重 (zhòng) with each of its parts in a different colour
重zhòngheavy
  • 千thousand · qiān
  • 里village · lǐ
The character 大 (dà) with each of its parts in a different colour
大dàbig; large; great
  • 一one · yī
  • 人person · rén

Memory aidA person standing with arms stretched wide: big.

How to write 重大

重 9 strokes · 大 3 strokes

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重大 (zhòngdà) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 重大 (zhòngdà). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 重大

Words with 重

重要zhòngyào · important重zhòng · heavy重视zhòngshì · to take seriously尊重zūnzhòng · to esteem严重yánzhòng · grave重点zhòngdiǎn · key point重新chóngxīn · again重复chóngfù · to repeat重量zhòngliàng · weight保重bǎozhòng · to take care of oneself

Words with 大

大dà · big大学dàxué · university大学生dàxuéshēng · university student大家dàjiā · everyone大人dàren · adult大衣dàyī · overcoat大小dàxiǎo · size大熊猫dàxióngmāo · giant panda大夫dàifu · doctor大概dàgài · roughly

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FAQs

重大 (zhòngdà) means “major” or “significant”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhòngdà: zhòng with a 4th tone, then dà with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 重大 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhongda with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 重大 from the suggestions. Typing zhongda into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
重大 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.