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大王

dà wáng · da wang/dài wang · dai wang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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dà wáng 大王

  1. king
  2. magnate
  3. person having expert skill in something

dài wang 大王

  1. robber baron (in opera, old stories)
  2. magnate
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In a conversation

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Cards in the teahouse

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)来(lái)玩(wán)扑克(pūkè)吧(ba)。

    Let's play cards.

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)！我(wǒ)先(xiān)出牌(chūpái)。

    Sure! I'll play first.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)先(xiān)出(chū)什么(shénme)？

    What are you playing first?

  4. Dengdeng

    大王(dàwáng)！

    The big joker!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)第一手(dìyīshǒu)就(jiù)出(chū)大王(dàwáng)了(le)？

    You play the big joker on the very first turn?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)怕(pà)大王(dàwáng)会(huì)跑(pǎo)。

    I was afraid the big joker would run away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

山(shān)上(shàng)无(wú)老(lǎo)虎(hǔ)，猴(hóu)子(zi)称(chēng)大(dà)王(wáng)。

When the cat is away, the mice will play.

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

02

孩(hái)子(zi)们(men)玩(wán)游(yóu)戏(xì)时(shí)，总(zǒng)爱(ài)选(xuǎn)一(yí)个(gè)当(dāng)大(dà)王(wáng)。

When children play games, they always like to choose one to be the king.

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