Meaning of 放大
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to enlarge
- to magnify
How to use 放大
放大 is used for making images, text, or sounds larger, and also figuratively for exaggerating a problem. It often takes a result or degree after it, as in 放大一倍 (double the size). Example: 请把这张照片放大。(Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng zhàopiàn fàngdà.) Please enlarge this photo.
放 (fàng) means to let go or put out, and 大 (dà) means big. Picture letting a small picture go and watching it grow big: 放大 is to make something bigger.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 放大 for growing or increasing in general, such as a company getting bigger, where 扩大 (kuòdà) is the natural word. Also keep the tone of 放 as fourth tone (fàng), not 方 (fāng).
放大 in example sentences
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放 fàng · to put · 8 strokes
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大 dà · big · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 放大.
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 放学 | fàngxué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 放假 | fàngjià | to have a holiday or vacation |
| 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 |
| 放下 | fàngxia | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside |
| 放心 | fàngxīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured |
| 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 |
Questions about 放大
What does 放大 mean?
放大 (fàngdà) means "to enlarge; to magnify" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 放大?
放大 is made of 2 characters: 放 (8 strokes), 大 (3 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 放大 an HSK word?
Yes. 放大 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the opposite of 放大?
The opposite is 缩小 (suōxiǎo), to shrink or reduce. You will often see both on photo and map apps, for zooming in and zooming out.
How do you say magnifying glass in Chinese?
A magnifying glass is 放大镜 (fàngdàjìng), literally an enlarging mirror or lens. 镜 (jìng) appears in many words for lenses and mirrors.