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Usages of dà

我Wǒ　的de　房间fángjiān　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　有yǒu　两liǎng　个gè　窗户chuānghu，　很hěn　舒服shūfu。Wǒ de fángjiān bú dà, dànshì yǒu liǎng gè chuānghu, hěn shūfu.
My room isn’t big, but it has two windows and is very comfortable.
这zhè　个gè　房间fángjiān　太tài　大dà　了le。zhè gè fángjiān tài dà le.
This room is too big.
我wǒ　住zhù　的de　公寓gōngyù　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　环境huánjìng　又yòu　安静ānjìng　又yòu　安全ānquán。wǒ zhù de gōngyù bú dà, dànshì huánjìng yòu ānjìng yòu ānquán.
The apartment I live in isn’t big, but the environment is both quiet and safe.
我wǒ　住zhù　的de　城市chéngshì　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　很hěn　安静ānjìng　也yě　很hěn　安全ānquán。wǒ zhù de chéngshì bú dà, dànshì hěn ānjìng yě hěn ānquán.
The city I live in isn’t big, but it’s very quiet and very safe.
我Wǒ　过guò　生日shēngrì　的de　时候shíhou　不bù　想xiǎng　去qù　很hěn　大dà　的de　聚会jùhuì，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　几jǐ　个gè　朋友péngyou　安静ānjìng　地de　吃饭chīfàn。Wǒ guò shēngrì de shíhou bù xiǎng qù hěn dà de jùhuì, zhǐ xiǎng gēn jǐ gè péngyou ānjìng de chīfàn.
When I have my birthday I don’t want to go to big parties; I just want to eat quietly with a few friends.
自从zìcóng　有yǒu　了le　这zhè　个gè　网站wǎngzhàn　以后yǐhòu，　对duì　她tā　的de　画家huàjiā　生活shēnghuó　影响yǐngxiǎng　很hěn　大dà。zìcóng yǒu le zhè gè wǎngzhàn yǐhòu, duì tā de huàjiā shēnghuó yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.
Since she has had this website, it has had a big influence on her life as a painter.
学xué　中文zhōngwén　对duì　我wǒ　的de　生活shēnghuó　有yǒu　很hěn　大dà　的de　影响yǐngxiǎng。xué zhōngwén duì wǒ de shēnghuó yǒu hěn dà de yǐngxiǎng.
Learning Chinese has a big influence on my life.
这zhè　个gè　博物馆bówùguǎn　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　里边lǐbian　的de　展览zhǎnlǎn　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi，　参观cānguān　完wán　以后yǐhòu　大家dàjiā　都dōu　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。zhè gè bówùguǎn bú dà, dànshì lǐbian de zhǎnlǎn hěn yǒuyìsi, cānguān wán yǐhòu dàjiā dōu hěn gāoxìng.
This museum isn’t big, but the exhibits inside are very interesting, and everyone is very happy after the visit.
这Zhè　家jiā　食堂shítáng　虽然suīrán　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　菜cài　很hěn　多duō，　也yě　不bú　贵guì，　一般yìbān　只zhǐ　要yào　二十èrshí　块kuài。Zhè jiā shítáng suīrán bú dà, dànshì cài hěn duō, yě bú guì, yìbān zhǐ yào èrshí kuài.
Although this cafeteria isn’t big, it has a lot of dishes and isn’t expensive; usually it only costs twenty yuan.
他Tā　家jiā　的de　经济jīngjì　不bú　太tài　好hǎo，　学费xuéfèi　对duì　他们tāmen　来说láishuō　是shì　一yì　个gè　大dà　问题wèntí。Tā jiā de jīngjì bú tài hǎo, xuéfèi duì tāmen láishuō shì yì gè dà wèntí.
His family’s finances aren’t very good; tuition is a big problem for them.
跟Gēn　不同bùtóng　国家guójiā　的de　同学tóngxué　交流jiāoliú　看法kànfǎ，　让ràng　她tā　觉得juéde　世界shìjiè　很hěn　大dà。Gēn bùtóng guójiā de tóngxué jiāoliú kànfǎ, ràng tā juéde shìjiè hěn dà.
Exchanging views with classmates from different countries makes her feel the world is very big.
我wǒ　之所以zhīsuǒyǐ　觉得juéde　这zhè　几jǐ　天tiān　压力yālì　很hěn　大dà，　是shì　因为yīnwèi　作业zuòyè　太tài　多duō，　结果jiéguǒ　心情xīnqíng　一直yìzhí　不bú　太tài　好hǎo。wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ juéde zhè jǐ tiān yālì hěn dà, shì yīnwèi zuòyè tài duō, jiéguǒ xīnqíng yìzhí bú tài hǎo.
The reason I feel a lot of pressure these days is that there’s too much homework, and as a result my mood has been not so good.
这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　不bú　太tài　合身héshēn，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　换huàn　一yí　件jiàn　大dà　一点儿yìdiǎnr　的de。zhè jiàn yīfu bú tài héshēn, wǒ xiǎng huàn yí jiàn dà yìdiǎnr de.
This piece of clothing doesn’t fit very well; I want to change it for a slightly bigger one.
篝火gōuhuǒ　一会儿yíhuìr　很hěn　大dà，　一会儿yíhuìr　很hěn　小xiǎo。gōuhuǒ yíhuìr hěn dà, yíhuìr hěn xiǎo.
The campfire is large one moment and small the next.
二èr　比bǐ　一yī　大dà。èr bǐ yī dà.
Two is greater than one.
这里zhèlǐ　的de　空间kōngjiān　很hěn　大dà。zhèlǐ de kōngjiān hěn dà.
The space here is large.
这次zhècì　损失sǔnshī　不bù　大dà。zhècì sǔnshī bù dà.
The loss this time was not great.
床chuáng　很hěn　大dà。chuáng hěn dà.
The bed is very big.
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