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大号

dà hào · da hao

Traditional 大號

Meaning

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  1. tuba
  2. large size (clothes, print etc)
  3. (polite) (your) name
  4. (coll.) number two
  5. to defecate
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Learning the tuba

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)学(xué)什么(shénme)乐器(yuèqì)？

    Dengdeng, what instrument are you learning?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)学(xué)大号(dàhào)，就是(jiùshì)最(zuì)大(dà)的(de)那个(nàge)。

    I'm learning the tuba, the biggest one.

  3. Liangliang

    大号(dàhào)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)重(zhòng)吧(ba)？

    Is a tuba very heavy?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我的(wǒde)大号(dàhào)比(bǐ)我的(wǒde)书包(shūbāo)重(zhòng)十倍(shíbèi)。

    Yes, my tuba is ten times heavier than my school bag.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)吹(chuī)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)大(dà)！

    Then your sound must be very loud!

  6. Dengdeng

    其实(qíshí)我(wǒ)还(hái)不会(bùhuì)吹(chuī)，现在(xiànzài)只会(zhǐhuì)抱着(bàozhe)大号(dàhào)拍照(pāizhào)。

    Actually, I can't play yet. For now I only hold the tuba and take photos.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

大(dà)号(hào)的(de)还(hái)是(shì)中(zhōng)号(hào)的(de)？

A large or medium-sized one?

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

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)衬(chèn)衫(shān)有(yǒu)大(dà)号(hào)的(de)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)试(shì)穿(chuān)。

Does this shirt come in a large size? I'd like to try it on.

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