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重大

zhòng dà · zhong da

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Meaning

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  1. great
  2. important
  3. major
  4. significant
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In a conversation

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Big news downstairs

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)重大(zhòngdà)消息(xiāoxi)！

    I have major news!

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)重大(zhòngdà)消息(xiāoxi)？

    What major news?

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)楼下(lóuxià)新(xīn)开(kāi)了(le)一家(yījiā)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)。

    A coffee shop opened downstairs.

  4. Liangliang

    这(zhè)算(suàn)重大(zhòngdà)消息(xiāoxi)吗(ma)？

    Does that count as major news?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)我(wǒ)来说(láishuō)，这(zhè)是(shì)今年(jīnnián)最(zuì)重大(zhòngdà)的(de)事(shì)，第一(dìyī)杯(bēi)免费(miǎnfèi)！

    For me, it is the biggest thing this year. The first cup is free!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

语(yǔ)言(yán)是(shì)人(rén)类(lèi)最(zuì)重(zhòng)大(dà)的(de)发(fā)明(míng)之(zhī)一(yī)。

Language is one of the most important inventions of mankind.

Tatoeba: Chinese by elizabethchan · English by elizabethchan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)事(shì)故(gù)造(zào)成(chéng)了(le)重(zhòng)大(dà)损(sǔn)失(shī)。

This accident caused major losses.

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重
zhòng

heavy; serious

大
dà

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

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