多大 [－－]

Jyutping do1 daai6
Pinyin duō dà

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. how old?
  2. how big?
  3. how much?
  4. so big
  5. that much
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    how old (used to ask how old someone is)
    (syn.) 几岁, 幾歲, 多少歲
  2. adj
    how big; how large
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他有个和你差不多大的儿子。
    他有個和你差不多大的兒子。
    tā yǒu gè hé nǐ chà bu duō dà de ér zi 。
    • He has a son of your age.
  2. Mandarin
    你多大岁数了？
    你多大歲數了？
    nǐ duō dà suì shu le ？
    • How old are you?
  3. Mandarin
    你有多大年龄?
    你有多大年齡?
    nǐ yǒu duō dà nián líng ?
    • What's your age?
    • How old are you?
  4. Mandarin
    你年龄有多大?
    你年齡有多大?
    nǐ nián líng yǒu duō dà ?
    • How old are you?
    • What age are you?
  5. Mandarin
    他多大了？
    他多大了？
    tā duō dà le ？
    • How old is he?
    • What age are you?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    西贡有好多大小不一嘅海湾。
    西貢有好多大小不一嘅海灣。
    sai1 gung3 jau5 hou2 do1 daai6 siu2 bat1 jat1 ge3 hoi2 waan1.
    • Sai Kung has many bays of various sizes.
  2. Cantonese
    近呢十年多咗好多大陆 嘅游客。
    近呢十年多咗好多大陸 嘅遊客。
    gan6 ni1 sap6 nin4 do1 zo2 hou2 do1 daai6 luk6 ge3 jau4 haak3.
    • There have been a lot more tourists from China in these ten years.
  3. Cantonese
    文人多大话
    文人多大話
    man4 jan4 do1 daai6 waa6
    • a man of letters often has many ways to tell a lie
  4. Cantonese
    呢只奶粉好多大只佬食。
    呢隻奶粉好多大隻佬食。
    ni1 zek3 naai5 fan2 hou2 do1 daai6 zek3 lou2 sik6.
    • This powdered milk is popular among bodybuilders.
  5. Cantonese
    香港有好多大陆嚟嘅新移民。
    香港有好多大陸嚟嘅新移民。
    hoeng1 gong2 jau5 hou2 do1 daai6 luk6 lai4 ge3 san1 ji4 man4.
    • There are many new immigrants from mainland China in Hong Kong.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    你多大了？
    你多大了？
    nǐ duō dà le ？
    • How old are you?
  2. Mandarin
    你做模特的尺度有多大？
    你做模特的尺度有多大？
    nǐ zuò mó tè de chǐ dù yǒu duō dà ？
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    “十年树木，百年树人”，教育是长期工程，不要指望孩子一两个月就会发生多大变化、进步多么明显
    “十年樹木，百年樹人”，教育是長期工程，不要指望孩子一兩個月就會發生多大變化、進步多麼明顯
    “ shí nián shù mù ， bǎi nián shù rén ” ， jiào yù shì cháng qī gōng chéng ， bù yào zhǐ wàng hái zǐ yī liǎng gè yuè jiù huì fā shēng duō dà biàn huà ， jìn bù duō me míng xiǎn
    • "It takes a long time to produce a competent person." Education is a long-term project so don't expect your children to change much or make clear progress after only one to two months