伟大

wěi dà · wei da

Traditional 偉大

Meaning

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  1. huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
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A great painter

  1. Liangliang

    这块(zhèkuài)牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe),他(tā)是(shì)一位(yīwèi)伟大(wěidà)的(de)画家(huàjiā)。

    This sign says he was a great painter.

  2. Dengdeng

    伟大(wěidà)的(de)画家(huàjiā)?我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)知道(zhīdào)他(tā)很会(hěnhuì)画(huà)马(mǎ)。

    A great painter? I only know he draws horses well.

  3. Liangliang

    伟大(wěidà)的(de)画家(huàjiā),一定(yīdìng)有(yǒu)伟大(wěidà)的(de)故事(gùshi)。

    A great painter must have a great story.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)他(tā)最(zuì)伟大(wěidà)的(de)地方(dìfang),是(shì)从来(cónglái)不(bù)丢(diū)画笔(huàbǐ)。

    I think his greatest quality is never losing his brush.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)最(zuì)伟大(wěidà)的(de)地方(dìfang)是(shì)什么(shénme)?

    Then what is your greatest quality?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)每次(měicì)都(dōu)带(dài)笔(bǐ),今天(jīntiān)除外(chúwài)。

    I always bring a pen, except today.

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01

他(tā)是(shì)世(shì)界(jiè)上(shàng)最(zuì)伟(wěi)大(dà)的(de)科(kē)学(xué)家(jiā)之(zhī)一(yī)。

He is numbered among the greatest scientists in the world.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jin1 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)项(xiàng)伟(wěi)大(dà)的(de)工(gōng)程(chéng)花(huā)了(le)几(jǐ)代(dài)人(rén)的(de)心(xīn)血(xuè)。

This great project took the painstaking effort of several generations.

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