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大小

dà xiǎo · da xiao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. large and small
  2. size
  3. adults and children
  4. consideration of seniority
  5. at any rate
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The box and the cup

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)盒子(hézi)大小(dàxiǎo)正好(zhènghǎo)，可以(kěyǐ)放(fàng)我的(wǒde)杯子(bēizi)。

    This box is just the right size for my cup.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)量(liáng)过(guò)杯子(bēizi)的(de)大小(dàxiǎo)吗(ma)？

    Did you ever measure the size of your cup?

  3. Dengdeng

    没(méi)量(liáng)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)着(zhe)差不多(chàbuduō)。

    No, it looks about right.

  4. Liangliang

    差不多(chàbuduō)不行(bùxíng)，大小(dàxiǎo)要(yào)试试(shìshì)。

    About right is not enough. You must try the size.

  5. Dengdeng

    试(shì)了(le)，杯子(bēizi)进去(jìnqù)了(le)，盖子(gàizi)盖(gài)不上(bùshàng)。

    I tried. The cup went in, but the lid won't close.

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In a sentence

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01

这(zhè)些(xiē)餐(cān)巾(jīn)颜(yán)色(sè)相(xiāng)同(tóng)，但(dàn)大(dà)小(xiǎo)不(bù)同(tóng)。

The colours of the napkins are the same, but the sizes are not.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)告(gào)诉(su)我(wǒ)这(zhè)双(shuāng)鞋(xié)的(de)大(dà)小(xiǎo)是(shì)否(fǒu)合(hé)适(shì)。

Please tell me whether the size of these shoes is suitable.

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大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

小
xiǎo

small; tiny

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