放大
Old HSK 6
放大 (fàngdà) · to enlarge
放大 (fàngdà) means “to enlarge; to magnify; to amplify”. It is written with 2 characters: 放 (to put) + 大 (big). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 放大 is built
The characters
放 fàng · to put
What 放 is made of
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 方 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
请把这张照片放大一点儿。Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng zhàopiān fàngdà yìdiǎnr.Please enlarge this photo a little.
别把小问题放大了。Bié bǎ xiǎo wèntí fàngdà le.Don't make small problems bigger than they are.
Questions about 放大
What does 放大 mean?
放大 (fàngdà) means “to enlarge; to magnify; to amplify”.
How do you pronounce 放大?
放大 is pronounced fàngdà.
Which HSK level is 放大?
放大 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 放假fàngjiàto have a holiday
- 放学fàngxuéto finish school for the day
- 放下fàngxiàto put down
- 放心fàngxīnto be at ease
- 播放bōfàngto play
- 放到fàngdàoto put (somewhere)
- 开放kāifàngto open (to the public)
- 放松fàngsōngto relax
- 放弃fàngqìto give up
- 放暑假fàng shǔjiàto have summer vacation
Learn 放大 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.