宏大 meaning in English

hóngdà

great; grand

HSK 6adjective10 strokes

Meaning of 宏大

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hóngdà

great; grand

How to use 宏大

宏大 describes large, ambitious things like plans, goals, buildings, or scenes. It sounds formal and often appears in writing and speeches. Example: 他有一个宏大的计划。(Tā yǒu yí gè hóngdà de jìhuà.) He has a grand plan.

宏 (hóng) has the roof 宀 on top, so picture a huge hall under one vast roof. Add 大 (dà), big, and you get something grand in scale.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 洪 (hóng, flood) or 红 (hóng, red) instead of 宏, since they sound the same. Also, 宏大 is not used for big physical objects like a big apple or a big dog; use 大 for those.

宏大 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

欣xīn赏shǎng生shēng活huó中zhōng的de小xiǎo事shì，它tā们men的de总zǒng合hé很hěn是shì宏hóng大dà。

Appreciate the little things in life - they will bring you to a bigger end target.

宽kuān宏hóng大dà量liàng是shì个gè宝bǎo; 与yǔ人rén无wú争zhēng结jié缘yuán好hǎo 放fàng下xià名míng利lì不bù烦fán恼nǎo; 心xīn生shēng欢huān喜xǐ不bù觉jué老lǎo.

Magnanimity is a great treasure; harmonious affinity with others is wonderful, Detachment from name and gain averts trouble; happiness makes older people feel young.

别bié让ràng狭xiá隘ài的de人rén让ràng你nǐ相xiāng信xìn你nǐ的de梦mèng想xiǎng过guò于yú宏hóng大dà。

Don't let narrow-minded people convince you that your dreams are too big.

Stroke order for each character

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宏 hóng · great · 7 strokes

大 dà · big · 3 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 宏大.

大学	dàxué	university; college
大学生	dàxuéshēng	university student; college student
不大	bù dà	not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
大家	dàjiā	everyone; influential family
大人	dàren	adult; grownup
长大	zhǎngdà	to grow up
大部分	dàbùfen	the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
大声	dà shēng	loud voice; in a loud voice
大量	dàliàng	great amount; large quantity
大多数	dàduōshù	(great) majority
大海	dàhǎi	sea; ocean
大门	dàmén	entrance; door

Questions about 宏大

What does 宏大 mean?

宏大 (hóngdà) means "great; grand" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 宏大?

宏大 is made of 2 characters: 宏 (7 strokes), 大 (3 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 宏大 an HSK word?

Yes. 宏大 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 宏大 and 伟大?

宏大 (hóngdà) stresses large scale, as in a grand plan or a vast project. 伟大 (wěidà) means great in importance or character, as in a great person or a great achievement.

Can 宏大 be used in casual conversation?

It is possible, but it sounds a bit formal. In everyday speech people often just say 很大 (hěn dà) or 很大的计划 for a big plan.