重大
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
重大 (zhòngdà) · major
重大 (zhòngdà) means “major; important; great”. It is written with 2 characters: 重 (heavy) + 大 (big). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 重大 is built
The characters
重 zhòng · heavy
What 重 is made of
- 千qiān — thousand
- 里lǐ — inside
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A burden carried for a thousand 千 miles 里 (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
这是一个重大的决定。Zhè shì yī gè zhòngdà de juédìng.This is a major decision.
公司有重大消息要宣布。Gōngsī yǒu zhòngdà xiāoxi yào xuānbù.The company has important news to announce.
Questions about 重大
What does 重大 mean?
重大 (zhòngdà) means “major; important; great”.
How do you pronounce 重大?
重大 is pronounced zhòngdà.
Which HSK level is 重大?
重大 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 重要zhòngyàoimportant
- 重复chóngfùto repeat
- 重新chóngxīnagain
- 重点zhòngdiǎnkey point
- 重视zhòngshìto value
- 沉重chénzhòngheavy
- 体重tǐzhòngbody weight
- 严重yánzhòngserious
- 重量zhòngliàngweight
- 尊重zūnzhòngto respect
Learn 重大 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.