重大

Chinese

		heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad. (重大)		重	大

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhòngdà

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung⁶ daai⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhung-thai
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiǒng-tāi / tiōng-tāi / tiǒng-tōa / tiōng-tōa

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngdà
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngdà
  - Wade–Giles: chung⁴-ta⁴
  - Yale: jùng-dà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqdah
  - Palladius: чжунда (čžunda)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung⁶ daai⁶
  - Yale: juhng daaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung⁶ daai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung⁶ dai⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ²² taːi̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhung-thai
  - Hakka Romanization System: cung tai
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cung⁴ tai⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiǒng-tāi
  - Tâi-lô: tiǒng-tāi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ²² tai⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiōng-tāi
  - Tâi-lô: tiōng-tāi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dioxngdai
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tai³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tai²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tai³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiǒng-tōa
  - Tâi-lô: tiǒng-tuā
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ²² tua⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiōng-tōa
  - Tâi-lô: tiōng-tuā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dioxngdoa
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tua²²/

Adjective

重大

important; significant; great; major
重大貢獻／重大贡献 ― zhòngdà gòngxiàn ― significant contribution

重大變更／重大变更 ― zhòngdà biàngēng ― major change

重大事件 ― zhòngdà shìjiàn ― major event

意義重大／意义重大 ― yìyì zhòngdà ― crucial
serious; grave; heavy
重大傷亡／重大伤亡 ― zhòngdà shāngwáng ― heavy causalities

一起重大貪污案件 [MSC, trad.]
一起重大贪污案件 [MSC, simp.]
yī qǐ zhòngdà tānwū ànjiàn [Pinyin]
a serious case of corruption
(literary) large and heavy

Synonyms

(important):

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主要 (zhǔyào) (most important)
吃勁／吃劲 (chījìn) (colloquial)
吃緊／吃紧 (chījǐn)
基本 (jīběn)
根本 (gēnběn)
當家／当家 (dāngjiā) (attributive, most important)
要緊／要紧 (yàojǐn)
重要 (zhòngyào)
關鍵／关键 (guānjiàn)

(serious):

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不得了 (bùdéliǎo)
了不得 (colloquial)
勿得了 (Wu)
嚴峻／严峻 (yánjùn)
嚴重／严重 (yánzhòng)
慘／惨 (cǎn) (of losses, defeats, etc.)
慘重／惨重 (cǎnzhòng)
深重 (shēnzhòng)
礙事／碍事 (àishì) (often in the negative)
腬身 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
要緊／要紧 (yàojǐn)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Chóngdà

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Chóngdà
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Chóngdà
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻung²-ta⁴
  - Yale: Chúng-dà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chorngdah
  - Palladius: Чунда (Čunda)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ tä⁵¹/

Proper noun

重大

Short for 重慶大學.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
重	大
じゅう Grade: 3	だい Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゅうだい [jùúdáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨːda̠i]

Adjective

重(じゅう)大(だい) • (jūdai) ^{←ぢゆうだい (dyuudai)^?}-na (adnominal 重(じゅう)大(だい)な (jūdai na), adverbial 重(じゅう)大(だい)に (jūdai ni))

important, significant
grave, solemn
弁(べん)護士(ごし)制(せい)度(ど)への重(じゅう)大(だい)な挑(ちょう)戦(せん) ― bengoshi-seido e no jūdai na chōsen ― grave aggression against the lawyer system

Inflection

Inflection of 重大

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	重大だろ	じゅうだいだろ	jūdai daro
Continuative (連用形)	重大で	じゅうだいで	jūdai de
Terminal (終止形)	重大だ	じゅうだいだ	jūdai da
Attributive (連体形)	重大な	じゅうだいな	jūdai na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	重大なら	じゅうだいなら	jūdai nara
Imperative (命令形)	重大であれ	じゅうだいであれ	jūdai de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	重大ではない重大じゃない	じゅうだいではないじゅうだいじゃない	jūdai de wa nai jūdai ja nai
Informal past	重大だった	じゅうだいだった	jūdai datta
Informal negative past	重大ではなかった重大じゃなかった	じゅうだいではなかったじゅうだいじゃなかった	jūdai de wa nakatta jūdai ja nakatta
Formal	重大です	じゅうだいです	jūdai desu
Formal negative	重大ではありません重大じゃありません	じゅうだいではありませんじゅうだいじゃありません	jūdai de wa arimasen jūdai ja arimasen
Formal past	重大でした	じゅうだいでした	jūdai deshita
Formal negative past	重大ではありませんでした重大じゃありませんでした	じゅうだいではありませんでしたじゅうだいじゃありませんでした	jūdai de wa arimasen deshita jūdai ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	重大で	じゅうだいで	jūdai de
Conditional	重大なら（ば）	じゅうだいなら（ば）	jūdai nara (ba)
Provisional	重大だったら	じゅうだいだったら	jūdai dattara
Volitional	重大だろう	じゅうだいだろう	jūdai darō
Adverbial	重大に	じゅうだいに	jūdai ni
Degree	重大さ	じゅうだいさ	jūdaisa

Noun

重(じゅう)大(だい) • (jūdai) ^{←ぢゆうだい (dyuudai)^?}

importance, significance, seriousness, gravity

Synonyms

重(じゅう)要(よう) (jūyō)

Derived terms

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
重	大

Adjective

重大

chữ Hán form of trọng đại (“weighty; important; significant; major”).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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