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大于

dà yú

2-character word Traditional 大於

What 大于 means

1. greater than; bigger than; more than

The characters in 大于

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle

Example sentences

• 哀莫大于心死
  āimòdàyúxīnsǐ
  Nothing is more sad than stupidity and apathy.
• 这本书弊大于利。
  This book will do more harm than good.

Words containing 大于

• 供大于求gōng dà yú qiúsupply exceeds demand
• 哀莫大于心死āi mò dà yú xīn sǐnothing sadder than a withered heart…

Sounds the same

Read dà yú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 大愚idiot; ignorant fool
• 大余see 大余县