Word and Radical Components of 星期天

The Chinese word 星期天 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
星期天	xīngqītiān, xīngqítiān	1. n. Sunday

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
星	Xīng	1. transliteration of Indian name Singh
期	qī, qí	1. to arrange a time; to engage; to arrange to meet
	不期而遇 - to meet unexpectedly or by chance
	2. (literary) to meet; to gather
	3. to hope; to wish; to expect
	期待 - to look forward to
	未來可期
	4. date; specific day; scheduled time
	限期 - deadline
	5. (Cantonese) time slots; schedule
	我今個月啲期全部爆嗮。 - All my time slots are filled this month.
	6. period of time; stage
	學期 - semester
	青春期 - adolescence
	7. (geology) age (geochronologic unit)
	8. (obsolete) undoubtedly; certainly
	9. (obsolete) limit
	10. (obsolete) good fortune; chance
jī, qī	11. (obsolete) one-year anniversary
	12. (historical, obsolete) one-year mourning (garment) for the death of a senior family member
天	tiān	1. sky; heavens; heavenly; celestial
	天空 - sky -
	天黑了。 - It's getting dark. (lit. The sky is becoming black)
	2. (mythology or religion) heaven as the abode of the gods or the blessed departed; heavenly
	上天 - to go up to the sky; to go to heaven -
	天意 - Heaven's will -
	3. (mythology or religion) Heaven as an impersonal deity; (often translated as God)
	天主 - God -
	老天 - god -
	我的天啊！ - Oh my God! -
	天助自助者。 - God helps those who help themselves.
	4. top; overhead
	天橋 - footbridge -
	天窗 - sunroof -
	5. weather; climate
	天很冷。 - It's very cold.
	如果天晴，我們就去散步。 - If the weather clears, we'll go for a walk.
	6. day (24 hours)
	今天 - today -
	明天 - tomorrow -
	三天 - three days -
	7. day (as opposed to night)
	白天 - daytime -
	三天兩夜 - three days and two nights -
	8. period of time in a day
	五更天 - just before dawn -
	天不早了。 - It's getting late.
	9. season
	春天、夏天、秋天、冬天 - spring, summer, autumn, winter
	黃梅天 - rainy season -
	10. nature
	天災 - natural disaster -
	11. natural; innate
	天生 - innate -
	天性 - nature, personality -
	天才 - genius -

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

星

Xīng

1. transliteration of Indian name Singh

期

qī, qí

1. to arrange a time; to engage; to arrange to meet

不期而遇 - to meet unexpectedly or by chance

2. (literary) to meet; to gather

3. to hope; to wish; to expect

期待 - to look forward to

未來可期

4. date; specific day; scheduled time

限期 - deadline

5. (Cantonese) time slots; schedule

我今個月啲期全部爆嗮。 - All my time slots are filled this month.

6. period of time; stage

學期 - semester

青春期 - adolescence

7. (geology) age (geochronologic unit)

8. (obsolete) undoubtedly; certainly

9. (obsolete) limit

10. (obsolete) good fortune; chance

jī, qī

11. (obsolete) one-year anniversary

12. (historical, obsolete) one-year mourning (garment) for the death of a senior family member

天

tiān

1. sky; heavens; heavenly; celestial

天空 - sky -

天黑了。 - It's getting dark. (lit. The sky is becoming black)

2. (mythology or religion) heaven as the abode of the gods or the blessed departed; heavenly

上天 - to go up to the sky; to go to heaven -

天意 - Heaven's will -

3. (mythology or religion) Heaven as an impersonal deity; (often translated as God)

天主 - God -

老天 - god -

我的天啊！ - Oh my God! -

天助自助者。 - God helps those who help themselves.

4. top; overhead

天橋 - footbridge -

天窗 - sunroof -

5. weather; climate

天很冷。 - It's very cold.

如果天晴，我們就去散步。 - If the weather clears, we'll go for a walk.

6. day (24 hours)

今天 - today -

明天 - tomorrow -

三天 - three days -

7. day (as opposed to night)

白天 - daytime -

三天兩夜 - three days and two nights -

8. period of time in a day

五更天 - just before dawn -

天不早了。 - It's getting late.

9. season

春天、夏天、秋天、冬天 - spring, summer, autumn, winter

黃梅天 - rainy season -

10. nature

天災 - natural disaster -

11. natural; innate

天生 - innate -

天性 - nature, personality -

天才 - genius -

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
日	rì	1. (star) Sun
	2. daytime; time between sunrise and sunset
	日班 (rìbān) - day shift
	(ant, zh, 夜)
	3. day; twenty-four hours
	4. everyday; daily; day-to-day
	5. day of the month
	三.月四日 (sān yuè sì rì) - March 4
	Synonyms: 號
	6. some day; some other time
	7. former times; previous times; the past
	8. time; period; age
	9. Short for 日本, gloss=Japan; Japanese; Nippo-:
	中日詞典 (zhōngrì cídiǎn) - Chinese-Japanese dictionary
	10. (obsolete) Short for 日斯巴尼亞, gloss=Spain
	11. (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of (ltc-l, 日, id=1)
rì	12. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang, vulgar, often in abuses) to fuck; to have sexual intercourse with
	狗日 (gǒurì) - fucking
mì	13. Only used in (l-self-lite, zh, sc=Hant, 日)磾, a Han dynasty-era personal name borne by Jin Midi (lw, zh, 金日磾) and Ma Midi (lw, zh, 馬日磾, tr=-).
	14. Variant of 時
生	shēng, shēn	1. to live; to subsist; to exist
	2. to grow; to develop; to bud
	3. (causative) to bear; to give birth; to bring up; to rear
	他妻子生了一對雙胞胎女孩。 (Tā qīzǐ shēng le yī duì shuāngbāotāi nǚhái.) - His wife gave birth to twin girls.
	4. to be born; to come into existence
	他生在中國。 (Tā shēng zài zhōngguó.) - He was born in China.
	5. pupil; disciple; student
	你作為全日制生必須定期上課。 (Nǐ zuòwèi quánrìzhì shēng bìxū dìngqī shàngkè.) - As a full-time student, you should attend classes on a regular basis.
	6. (historical) scholar; Confucian scholar
	7. (opera) actor or male character
	8. Short for 先生, gentleman
	9. (Cantonese, honorific, suffix) Short for 先生, Mr.
	10. 陳生 - Mr. Chan
	11. having life; live
	Synonyms: 活
	規矩係死嘅，人係生嘅。 - Rules are lifeless; humans are not.
	條魚jyu4-2 啱啱喺條河度釣上soeng5 嚟，仲係生saang1 嘅。 - The fish was just caught with a hook and line from the river. It is still alive.
	12. life; existence; being; living
	殺生 (shāshēng) - to destroy a life
	13. fresh; not stale
	14. unripe
	15. raw; uncooked
	(ant, zh, 熟)
	生洋蔥 (shēng yángcōng) - raw onions
	我覺gok3得呢ni1 塊肉仲係太生。 - I think this piece of meat is too raw.
	16. (historical ethnography) uncultured; uncultivated; wild; uncivilized; savage
	生黎 (shēng Lí) - wild Li
	17. strange; unfamiliar
	生人 (shēngrén) - stranger
	18. mechanically; forcedly
	19. very; quite; extremely
	生怕 (shēngpà) - to fear; to be afraid of
	20. vivid; strong; forceful
	21. innate; natural; born with
	22. living things; organism
	23. livelihood; subsistence
	謀生 (móushēng) - to make a living
	24. lifetime; all one's life
	來生 (láishēng) - afterlife
	25. birthday; anniversary
	慶生 (qìngshēng) - to celebrate one's birthday
	26. to bring back to life; to revive; to rescue
	27. to generate; to breed; to create
	28. to manufacture; to produce
	29. to happen; to occur; to take place
	30. to catch (a disease)
	我生了什麼病？ (Wǒ shēng le shénme bìng?) - What disease have I got?
	生seⁿ蛇 (seⁿ-chôa) - to have shingles, MN
	31. to be infested by a parasite
	生跳蚤 (shēng tiàozǎo) - to be infested with fleas
	生蝨乸 - to be infested with lice
	32. (Buddhism) to go into society; to be reincarnated
	33. (dialectal) to set up; to put in; to settle
	34. to light; to ignite (a fire)
	母親沒有生爐子zi。 (Mǔqīn méi yǒu shēng lúzi.) - Mother did not light the stove.
	35. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note high do (1̇).
	Synonyms: 仩
sāng	36. (Hong Kong, honorific, suffix) -san, when referring to a Japanese person

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

日

rì

1. (star) Sun

2. daytime; time between sunrise and sunset

日班 (rìbān) - day shift

(ant, zh, 夜)

3. day; twenty-four hours

4. everyday; daily; day-to-day

5. day of the month

三.月四日 (sān yuè sì rì) - March 4

Synonyms: 號

6. some day; some other time

7. former times; previous times; the past

8. time; period; age

9. Short for 日本, gloss=Japan; Japanese; Nippo-:

中日詞典 (zhōngrì cídiǎn) - Chinese-Japanese dictionary

10. (obsolete) Short for 日斯巴尼亞, gloss=Spain

11. (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of (ltc-l, 日, id=1)

rì

12. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang, vulgar, often in abuses) to fuck; to have sexual intercourse with

狗日 (gǒurì) - fucking

mì

13. Only used in (l-self-lite, zh, sc=Hant, 日)磾, a Han dynasty-era personal name borne by Jin Midi (lw, zh, 金日磾) and Ma Midi (lw, zh, 馬日磾, tr=-).

14. Variant of 時

生

shēng, shēn

1. to live; to subsist; to exist

2. to grow; to develop; to bud

3. (causative) to bear; to give birth; to bring up; to rear

他妻子生了一對雙胞胎女孩。 (Tā qīzǐ shēng le yī duì shuāngbāotāi nǚhái.) - His wife gave birth to twin girls.

4. to be born; to come into existence

他生在中國。 (Tā shēng zài zhōngguó.) - He was born in China.

5. pupil; disciple; student

你作為全日制生必須定期上課。 (Nǐ zuòwèi quánrìzhì shēng bìxū dìngqī shàngkè.) - As a full-time student, you should attend classes on a regular basis.

6. (historical) scholar; Confucian scholar

7. (opera) actor or male character

8. Short for 先生, gentleman

9. (Cantonese, honorific, suffix) Short for 先生, Mr.

10. 陳生 - Mr. Chan

11. having life; live

Synonyms: 活

規矩係死嘅，人係生嘅。 - Rules are lifeless; humans are not.

條魚jyu4-2 啱啱喺條河度釣上soeng5 嚟，仲係生saang1 嘅。 - The fish was just caught with a hook and line from the river. It is still alive.

12. life; existence; being; living

殺生 (shāshēng) - to destroy a life

13. fresh; not stale

14. unripe

15. raw; uncooked

(ant, zh, 熟)

生洋蔥 (shēng yángcōng) - raw onions

我覺gok3得呢ni1 塊肉仲係太生。 - I think this piece of meat is too raw.

16. (historical ethnography) uncultured; uncultivated; wild; uncivilized; savage

生黎 (shēng Lí) - wild Li

17. strange; unfamiliar

生人 (shēngrén) - stranger

18. mechanically; forcedly

19. very; quite; extremely

生怕 (shēngpà) - to fear; to be afraid of

20. vivid; strong; forceful

21. innate; natural; born with

22. living things; organism

23. livelihood; subsistence

謀生 (móushēng) - to make a living

24. lifetime; all one's life

來生 (láishēng) - afterlife

25. birthday; anniversary

慶生 (qìngshēng) - to celebrate one's birthday

26. to bring back to life; to revive; to rescue

27. to generate; to breed; to create

28. to manufacture; to produce

29. to happen; to occur; to take place

30. to catch (a disease)

我生了什麼病？ (Wǒ shēng le shénme bìng?) - What disease have I got?

生seⁿ蛇 (seⁿ-chôa) - to have shingles, MN

31. to be infested by a parasite

生跳蚤 (shēng tiàozǎo) - to be infested with fleas

生蝨乸 - to be infested with lice

32. (Buddhism) to go into society; to be reincarnated

33. (dialectal) to set up; to put in; to settle

34. to light; to ignite (a fire)

母親沒有生爐子zi。 (Mǔqīn méi yǒu shēng lúzi.) - Mother did not light the stove.

35. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note high do (1̇).

Synonyms: 仩

sāng

36. (Hong Kong, honorific, suffix) -san, when referring to a Japanese person

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
其	qí	1. his; her; its; their
	各司其職 - each person performs his own function
	2. he; she; it; they; one
	投其所好hào - to adapt to somebody's taste (lit. to cater to that which one likes)
	3. that; those
	4. (literary) among which; therein
	5. (literary) probably; perhaps
	Synonyms: 大概, 或許
	6. (obsolete) (particle indicating intention); let, shall, will
	7. (literary) (adverb indicating a rhetorical question)
	Synonyms: 豈, 難道
	8. (literary) (adverb indicating imperative)
	9. (obsolete) if
	10. (obsolete) (conjunction indicating a question with choices); or
	11. (Min Dong or obsolete) (possessive particle.)
jī	12. (obsolete) (Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.)
	13. (obsolete) Used in personal names
	酈食Yì-其jī - Li Yiji (an advisor to Liu Bang)
jì	14. (archaic) Only used in 彼其
月	yuè	1. (literary or dialectal) moon
	2. moon-shaped objects
	3. (literary) moonlight
	4. month
	Synonyms: 月份, wuu:號頭
	5. monthly
	月薪 - yuèxīn - monthly wage
	6. Variant of 肉
	7. Variant of 夕
	8. Variant of 明

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

其

qí

1. his; her; its; their

各司其職 - each person performs his own function

2. he; she; it; they; one

投其所好hào - to adapt to somebody's taste (lit. to cater to that which one likes)

3. that; those

4. (literary) among which; therein

5. (literary) probably; perhaps

Synonyms: 大概, 或許

6. (obsolete) (particle indicating intention); let, shall, will

7. (literary) (adverb indicating a rhetorical question)

Synonyms: 豈, 難道

8. (literary) (adverb indicating imperative)

9. (obsolete) if

10. (obsolete) (conjunction indicating a question with choices); or

11. (Min Dong or obsolete) (possessive particle.)

jī

12. (obsolete) (Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.)

13. (obsolete) Used in personal names

酈食Yì-其jī - Li Yiji (an advisor to Liu Bang)

jì

14. (archaic) Only used in 彼其

月

yuè

1. (literary or dialectal) moon

2. moon-shaped objects

3. (literary) moonlight

4. month

Synonyms: 月份, wuu:號頭

5. monthly

月薪 - yuèxīn - monthly wage

6. Variant of 肉

7. Variant of 夕

8. Variant of 明

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
一	一	1. one
	一長一短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long
	一死一傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured
	一高一低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low
	一天一夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night
	一日一夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C
	一左一右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right
	2. each; every
	給他們一人一顆蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.
	3. single; alone
	獨自一人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person
	專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous
	4. whole; entire; all: throughout
	他們在海灘上玩了一下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
	5. same; identical
	大小不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size
	大細不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C
	6. (classical) another; alternative
	蟋蟀，一名促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.
	7. (formal) certain aforementioned
	「旋律」一詞中的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律
	8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:
	9. Indicating that the action has occurred only once
	10. 看一看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look
	11. 望一望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C
	12. Indicating the intention to try
	13. 算一算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it
	14. 計一計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C
	15. once; as soon as; upon
	一到 OP 就卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.
	我一拍了照片，她就立即成為眾人矚目的焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.
	一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off
	一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?
	16. (gay slang) top
	一號 - yīhào - a top
	17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die
	18. =====Usage notes=====
yī	19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).
	20. one
	21. each; every
	22. whole; entire; all
yíeijing dialect	23. (Beijing) one
	24. =====Usage notes=====
大	dà	1. of great size; big; large; huge
	(ant, zh, 小)
	這個太大了！ (Zhè ge tài dà le!) - This is too big!
	呢ni1 條褲好大條。 - This pair of pants is very big.
	2. big; great
	中美關係已有很大改善。 (Zhōng Měi guānxì yǐ yǒu hěn dà gǎishàn.) - Relations between China and America have improved greatly.
	大不列顛 (Dàbùlièdiān) - Great Britain
	3. great of its kind
	昨天下大雨。 (Zuótiān xià dàyǔ.) - There was heavy rain yesterday.
	好大 ? 味 - a very strong smell
	4. in an extreme manner; greatly
	大哭 (dà kū) - to cry violently
	大吃一驚 (dàchīyījīng) - to be greatly shocked
	大不相同 (dà bù xiàngtóng) - to be greatly different
	你遇到這種情況，大可以走人哪na。 (Nǐ yùdào zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng, dà kěyǐ zǒurén na.) - If you come across this kind of situation, you absolutely can leave.
	你可不知道，他昨兒r 過來lai 大折zhē騰teng 了一場。好家伙huo，差chà點兒r.沒把這兒r 拆嘍！ (Nǐ kě bù zhīdào, tā zuór guòlai dà zhēteng le yī chǎng. Hǎojiāhuo, chàdiǎnr méi bǎ zhèr chāi lou!) - You don't even know, yest
	5. main; major
	(ant, zh, 小)
	他們將車一直開到大門口。 (Tāmen jiāng chē yīzhí kāi dào dà ménkǒu.) - They drove right up to the main gate.
	他是一家石油公司的大股東。 (Tā shì yījiā shíyóu gōngsī de dà gǔdōng.) - He is a major stockholder in an oil company.
	6. well-known; successful (only applied to some occupations)
	大書法家 (dà shūfǎjiā) - a well-known calligrapher
	7. mature; grown up
	(ant, zh, 小)
	你多大了？ (Nǐ duō dà le?) - How old are you?
	她比他大。 (Tā bǐ tā dà.) - She is older than him.
	你隻狗係咁大daai6-2 㗎喇。 - Your dog isn't going to grow any older.
	8. (Cantonese) to grow up
	喺廣州大 - to grow up in Guangzhou
	9. (Cantonese) to be older than
	(ant, zh, 細)
	我大佢兩年。 - I am older than them by two years.
	10. (dialectal) father
	11. (dialectal) father's elder or younger brother
	12. (Cantonese, slang) to intimidate; to threaten
	你大我呀aa4？ - Are you trying to intimidate me?
	你咪mai5 大我。 - Don't you threaten me.
	13. (Cantonese) only so big
	咁高咁大daai6-2 - gam3 gou1 gam3 daai6-2 - , C
	14. (Cantonese, euphemistic) number two
	我好急呀，要去大。 - I'm very desperate and need to go number two.
	15. Short for 大學 (gloss=university) Used only in the abbreviation of the name.
	北大 (Běidà) - Peking University
	16. 45th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "greatness" (?)
dài, dà	17. (zh-used in, 大夫, doctor)
	18. (zh-used in, 大王, tr=dàiwáng, (in operas, old novels, etc.) king; ringleader)
	19. (zh-used, 大黃, rhubarb)
	20. (zh-used in, 大城, tr=Dàichéng, Daicheng, Hebei)
	21. Alternative form of 待 (to be about to; to intend to)
	22. Alternative form of 代 (dynasty)
	23. (Cantonese) small
	咁大daai6-1 - so puny
	24. Variant of 太
	25. Variant of 泰

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

一

1. one

一長一短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long

一死一傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured

一高一低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low

一天一夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night

一日一夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C

一左一右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right

2. each; every

給他們一人一顆蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.

3. single; alone

獨自一人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person

專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous

4. whole; entire; all: throughout

他們在海灘上玩了一下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.

5. same; identical

大小不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size

大細不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C

6. (classical) another; alternative

蟋蟀，一名促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.

7. (formal) certain aforementioned

「旋律」一詞中的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律

8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:

9. Indicating that the action has occurred only once

10. 看一看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look

11. 望一望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C

12. Indicating the intention to try

13. 算一算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it

14. 計一計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C

15. once; as soon as; upon

一到 OP 就卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.

我一拍了照片，她就立即成為眾人矚目的焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.

一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off

一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?

16. (gay slang) top

一號 - yīhào - a top

17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die

18. =====Usage notes=====

yī

19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).

20. one

21. each; every

22. whole; entire; all

yíeijing dialect

23. (Beijing) one

24. =====Usage notes=====

大

dà

1. of great size; big; large; huge

(ant, zh, 小)

這個太大了！ (Zhè ge tài dà le!) - This is too big!

呢ni1 條褲好大條。 - This pair of pants is very big.

2. big; great

中美關係已有很大改善。 (Zhōng Měi guānxì yǐ yǒu hěn dà gǎishàn.) - Relations between China and America have improved greatly.

大不列顛 (Dàbùlièdiān) - Great Britain

3. great of its kind

昨天下大雨。 (Zuótiān xià dàyǔ.) - There was heavy rain yesterday.

好大 ? 味 - a very strong smell

4. in an extreme manner; greatly

大哭 (dà kū) - to cry violently

大吃一驚 (dàchīyījīng) - to be greatly shocked

大不相同 (dà bù xiàngtóng) - to be greatly different

你遇到這種情況，大可以走人哪na。 (Nǐ yùdào zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng, dà kěyǐ zǒurén na.) - If you come across this kind of situation, you absolutely can leave.

你可不知道，他昨兒r 過來lai 大折zhē騰teng 了一場。好家伙huo，差chà點兒r.沒把這兒r 拆嘍！ (Nǐ kě bù zhīdào, tā zuór guòlai dà zhēteng le yī chǎng. Hǎojiāhuo, chàdiǎnr méi bǎ zhèr chāi lou!) - You don't even know, yest

5. main; major

(ant, zh, 小)

他們將車一直開到大門口。 (Tāmen jiāng chē yīzhí kāi dào dà ménkǒu.) - They drove right up to the main gate.

他是一家石油公司的大股東。 (Tā shì yījiā shíyóu gōngsī de dà gǔdōng.) - He is a major stockholder in an oil company.

6. well-known; successful (only applied to some occupations)

大書法家 (dà shūfǎjiā) - a well-known calligrapher

7. mature; grown up

(ant, zh, 小)

你多大了？ (Nǐ duō dà le?) - How old are you?

她比他大。 (Tā bǐ tā dà.) - She is older than him.

你隻狗係咁大daai6-2 㗎喇。 - Your dog isn't going to grow any older.

8. (Cantonese) to grow up

喺廣州大 - to grow up in Guangzhou

9. (Cantonese) to be older than

(ant, zh, 細)

我大佢兩年。 - I am older than them by two years.

10. (dialectal) father

11. (dialectal) father's elder or younger brother

12. (Cantonese, slang) to intimidate; to threaten

你大我呀aa4？ - Are you trying to intimidate me?

你咪mai5 大我。 - Don't you threaten me.

13. (Cantonese) only so big

咁高咁大daai6-2 - gam3 gou1 gam3 daai6-2 - , C

14. (Cantonese, euphemistic) number two

我好急呀，要去大。 - I'm very desperate and need to go number two.

15. Short for 大學 (gloss=university) Used only in the abbreviation of the name.

北大 (Běidà) - Peking University

16. 45th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "greatness" (?)

dài, dà

17. (zh-used in, 大夫, doctor)

18. (zh-used in, 大王, tr=dàiwáng, (in operas, old novels, etc.) king; ringleader)

19. (zh-used, 大黃, rhubarb)

20. (zh-used in, 大城, tr=Dàichéng, Daicheng, Hebei)

21. Alternative form of 待 (to be about to; to intend to)

22. Alternative form of 代 (dynasty)

23. (Cantonese) small

咁大daai6-1 - so puny

24. Variant of 太

25. Variant of 泰

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
共	gòng	1. common
	共識 - common understanding; consensus -
	2. together
	共進晚餐 - to have dinner together
	3. to share
	4. altogether
	我前後共買了五雙鞋。 - From beginning to end, I altogether bought five pairs of shoes.
	5. Short for 共產黨, communist party
	反共 - anti-communist -
	6. (specifically) the Communist Party of China
	7. 國共 - Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China -
	8. (literary or dialectal) and
	9. (literary or Min Dong, Hokkien) with; to
	我共kā 你講。 - I tell you., MN
	10. (Min Dong, Hokkien, dated in Cantonese) for
	共kā 我開門。 (Kā góa khui-mn̂g.) - Open the door for me., MN
	11. (Hokkien) (Used in imperative sentences for emphasis)
	你共我會記咧leh！ (Lí kā góa ē kì leh!) - Remember this!, MN
	12. (Min Dong, Hokkien) (Particle introducing the object of the verb)
	共kā 伊放pàng 袂記 (kā i pàng bē-kì) - Forget about him., MN
	13. (Zhangzhou, &, Taiwan Min Nan) same
	共kāng款 (kāng-khoán) - the same, MN
	無共kāng (bô-kāng) - not the same; different, MN
gōng	14. (literary) Alternative form of 供 (to provide)
	15. (literary) Alternative form of 恭 (respectful)
	16. (literary) Alternative form of 宮 (castration (as punishment))
gǒng	17. (literary) Alternative form of 拱 (to fold the hands in front of the breast; to surround)
二	èr	1. two
	二號線 (èr hào xiàn) - line no. 2
	2. second
	二哥 - second elder brother
	二意 - tr=èryì -
	二心 - tr=èrxīn -
	3. (handwritten, dated, now, informal) (An iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous hanzi; often written at a smaller size when used for this purpose.)
	Synonyms: 々, 〻
	4. Short for "twenty, two hundred or two thousand" after hundreds, thousands and ten thousands.
	※ (Such a definition of a number results from a number's being used without a unit after a quantity with both a value (exists even if hidden) and a unit to indicate the quantity with the value
	百二 - one hundred twenty
	百二 (pah jī) - one hundred twenty, MN
	買電腦花了一千二。 (Mǎi diànnǎo huā le yī qiān èr.) - Buying the computer cost me a thousand and two hundred bucks.
	5. Short for "twenty cents".
	黃瓜一塊二一斤。 (Huángguā yī kuài èr yī jīn.) - The cucumbers are one dollar twenty per half kilogram.
	6. (dialectal Mandarin) stupid, dumb; silly, thick, lacking mental agility (often in a cute way)
	你這人怎麼這麼二！ (Nǐ zhè rén zěnme zhème èr!) - Why are you so incorrigibly stupid!
	7. (HKC, school slang) to obtain a level two in a subject in DSE (exam) (usually implies failing the subject)
	我中文man4-2 二咗，入唔到 Uju1。 - I got a level two in Chinese, can't get into university.
	8. (classical) Alternative form of 貳; usually limited to the simplified script
	不二过 - tr=bù'èrguò
	9. usage. See 兩 - Usage notes.

Component

Pinyin

Meanings

共

gòng

1. common

共識 - common understanding; consensus -

2. together

共進晚餐 - to have dinner together

3. to share

4. altogether

我前後共買了五雙鞋。 - From beginning to end, I altogether bought five pairs of shoes.

5. Short for 共產黨, communist party

反共 - anti-communist -

6. (specifically) the Communist Party of China

7. 國共 - Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China -

8. (literary or dialectal) and

9. (literary or Min Dong, Hokkien) with; to

我共kā 你講。 - I tell you., MN

10. (Min Dong, Hokkien, dated in Cantonese) for

共kā 我開門。 (Kā góa khui-mn̂g.) - Open the door for me., MN

11. (Hokkien) (Used in imperative sentences for emphasis)

你共我會記咧leh！ (Lí kā góa ē kì leh!) - Remember this!, MN

12. (Min Dong, Hokkien) (Particle introducing the object of the verb)

共kā 伊放pàng 袂記 (kā i pàng bē-kì) - Forget about him., MN

13. (Zhangzhou, &, Taiwan Min Nan) same

共kāng款 (kāng-khoán) - the same, MN

無共kāng (bô-kāng) - not the same; different, MN

gōng

14. (literary) Alternative form of 供 (to provide)

15. (literary) Alternative form of 恭 (respectful)

16. (literary) Alternative form of 宮 (castration (as punishment))

gǒng

17. (literary) Alternative form of 拱 (to fold the hands in front of the breast; to surround)

二

èr

1. two

二號線 (èr hào xiàn) - line no. 2

2. second

二哥 - second elder brother

二意 - tr=èryì -

二心 - tr=èrxīn -

3. (handwritten, dated, now, informal) (An iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous hanzi; often written at a smaller size when used for this purpose.)

Synonyms: 々, 〻

4. Short for "twenty, two hundred or two thousand" after hundreds, thousands and ten thousands.

※ (Such a definition of a number results from a number's being used without a unit after a quantity with both a value (exists even if hidden) and a unit to indicate the quantity with the value

百二 - one hundred twenty

百二 (pah jī) - one hundred twenty, MN

買電腦花了一千二。 (Mǎi diànnǎo huā le yī qiān èr.) - Buying the computer cost me a thousand and two hundred bucks.

5. Short for "twenty cents".

黃瓜一塊二一斤。 (Huángguā yī kuài èr yī jīn.) - The cucumbers are one dollar twenty per half kilogram.

6. (dialectal Mandarin) stupid, dumb; silly, thick, lacking mental agility (often in a cute way)

你這人怎麼這麼二！ (Nǐ zhè rén zěnme zhème èr!) - Why are you so incorrigibly stupid!

7. (HKC, school slang) to obtain a level two in a subject in DSE (exam) (usually implies failing the subject)

我中文man4-2 二咗，入唔到 Uju1。 - I got a level two in Chinese, can't get into university.

8. (classical) Alternative form of 貳; usually limited to the simplified script

不二过 - tr=bù'èrguò

9. usage. See 兩 - Usage notes.