3.15Usage: +++++
大
1. Big / Great Antonym. 小
- 大餐 (dà cān) Banquet Literal. Big meal
- 大牌 (dà pái) Big shot / Big brand Literal. Big card
- 大提琴 (dà tí qín) Cello Literal. Big hand carry string instrument
- 大麻 (dà má) Cannabis Literal. Great numb
- 大师 (dà shī) Master Literal. Great teacher
2. Overall / General
- 大概 (dà gài) Overall estimation
- 大纲 (dà gang) Overall outline / Synopsis
- 大家 (dà jiā) General public / Everyone Literal. Overall house
- 大选 (dà xuǎn) General election Literal. Overall choice
3. Official-related
- 大官 (dà guān) High-ranking official
- 大使 (dà shǐ) Ambassador Literal. Official messenger
- 大使馆 (dà shǐ guǎn)) Embassy / Consulate Literal. Official messenger's building
+ PERSONAL NOTE +
The conventional way of writing numerals is also known as Small letters (小写). In China, to process payment- related materials such as contracts, checks and company Invoices (发票), there is a very strict and official way to write numerals.
大写 (dà xiě) Capitals, also known as Anti-fraud numerals, are used with great complexity to minimize modifications. They share the same pronunciation as the conventional numbers.
| Numerals | 小写 | 大写 |
|---|---|---|
| One | 一 (yī) | 壹 (yī) |
| Two | 二 (èr) | 贰 (èr) |
| Three | 三 (sān) | 叁 (sān) |
| Four | 四 (sì) | 肆 (sì) |
| Five | 五 (wǔ) | 伍 (wǔ) |
| Six | 六 (liù) | 陆 (liù) |
| Seven | 七 (qī) | 柒 (qī) |
| Eight | 八 (bā) | 捌 (bā) |
| Nine | 九 (jiǔ) | 玖 (jiǔ) |
| Ten | 十 (shí) | 拾 (shí) |
| Place Value | ||
| Hundred | 百 (bǎi) | 佰 (bǎi) |
| Thousand | 千 (qiān) | 仟 (qiān) |
| Ten Thousand | 万 (wàn) | 万 (wàn) |
| Million | 百万 (bǎi wàn) | 百万 (bǎi wàn) |
| Hundred Million | 亿 (yì) | 亿 (yì) |
| Billion | 十亿 (shí yì) | 拾亿 (shí yì) |
When issuing invoices or checks in China......
¥ 6,586 will be written as: 陆仟伍佰捌拾六元整
¥ 6,586,000 will be written as: 陆佰伍拾捌万六仟元整
¥ 6,586,000,000 will be written as: 陆拾伍亿捌仟六佰万元整
Chinese Yuan (元) is written at the end of the amount, followed by Complete (整) – similar to writing "ONLY" in English.