大体
Old HSK 6
大体 (dàtǐ) · on the whole
大体 (dàtǐ) means “on the whole; roughly”. It is written with 2 characters: 大 (big) + 体 (body). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 大体 is built
The characters
大 dà · big
What 大 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
体 tǐ · body
What 体 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 本běn — book classifier
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
Example sentences
我大体同意你的看法。Wǒ dàtǐ tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ.I broadly agree with your view.
计划大体上已经完成了。Jìhuà dàtǐ shàng yǐjīng wánchéng le.The plan is mostly finished.
Questions about 大体
What does 大体 mean?
大体 (dàtǐ) means “on the whole; roughly”.
How do you pronounce 大体?
大体 is pronounced dàtǐ.
Which HSK level is 大体?
大体 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 大大dàdàgreatly
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 大门dàménmain gate
Learn 大体 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 37: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.