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dà

大dàdà
loud
FromLesson 12inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of dà

他Tā　平时píngshí　很hěn　关心guānxīn　别人biéren，　声音shēngyīn　也yě　总是zǒngshì　不bù　大dà。Tā píngshí hěn guānxīn biéren, shēngyīn yě zǒngshì bù dà.
He usually really cares about other people, and his voice is also always not loud.
那nà　家jiā　体育馆tǐyùguǎn　音乐yīnyuè　放fàng　得de　很hěn　大dà，　有yǒu　人rén　觉jué得de　很hěn　有意思yǒuyìsi，　也yě　有yǒu　人rén　觉jué得de　太tài　吵chǎo。nà jiā tǐyùguǎn yīnyuè fàng de hěn dà, yǒu rén juéde hěn yǒuyìsi, yě yǒu rén juéde tài chǎo.
In that gym the music is played very loud; some people think it’s fun, and some think it’s too noisy.
那nà　位wèi　老师lǎoshī　说话shuōhuà　的de　声音shēngyīn　不bù　大dà，　在zài　吵chǎo　的de　教室jiàoshì　里lǐ　不bù　太tài　好hǎo　听清楚tīngqīngchu。nà wèi lǎoshī shuōhuà de shēngyīn bù dà, zài chǎo de jiàoshì lǐ bù tài hǎo tīngqīngchu.
That teacher’s voice isn’t loud; in a noisy classroom it’s not very easy to hear clearly.

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