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伟大

wěi dà

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 偉大

伟大 (wěi dà) means "great; grand". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 伟大 means

1. huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)

The characters in 伟大

• 伟wěibig; large; great
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐

Example sentences

• 矮人们是伟大的铁匠。
  ǎirénmen shì wěidà de tiějiang.
  The dwarves are great smiths.
• 这是一个伟大的时刻。
  This is a great moment.
• 芭蕉是最伟大的诗人。
  Basho was the greatest poet.
• 习惯的力量是伟大的。
  Great is the power of habit.
• 细节成就伟大的想法。
  Great thoughts are created through intricate details.
• 他是一个伟大的科学家。
  He is a great scientist.

Where 伟大 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Diplomacy, Violation & Flexibility (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read wěi dà correctly.
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