大夫
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
大夫 (dàifu) · doctor
大夫 (dàifu) means “doctor”. It is written with 2 characters: 大 (big) + 夫 (man). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 大夫 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)
夫 fū · man
What 夫 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 大 wearing a coming-of-age hairpin 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
王大夫是一位好医生。Wáng dàifu shì yī wèi hǎo yīshēng.Dr. Wang is a good doctor.
你应该去看大夫。Nǐ yīnggāi qù kàn dàifu.You should go and see a doctor.
Questions about 大夫
What does 大夫 mean?
大夫 (dàifu) means “doctor”.
How do you pronounce 大夫?
大夫 is pronounced dàifu.
Which HSK level is 大夫?
大夫 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
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 大夫 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.