Usage: +++++

大 dà

1. Big / Great – Antonym. 小

• 大餐 (dà cān) Banquet Literal. Big meal
• 大牌 (dà pái) Big shot / Big brand Literal. Big card
• 大提琴 (dà tí qín) Cello Literal. Big hand carry string instrument
• 大麻 (dà má) Cannabis Literal. Great numb
• 大师 (dà shī) Master Literal. Great teacher

2. Overall / General

• 大概 (dà gài) Overall estimation
• 大纲 (dà gang) Overall outline / Synopsis
• 大家 (dà jiā) General public / Everyone Literal. Overall house
• 大选 (dà xuǎn) General election Literal. Overall choice

3. Official-related

• 大官 (dà guān) High-ranking official
• 大使 (dà shǐ) Ambassador Literal. Official messenger
• 大使馆 (dà shǐ guǎn)) Embassy / Consulate Literal. Official messenger's building

+ PERSONAL NOTE +

The conventional way of writing numerals is also known as Small letters (小写). In China, to process payment- related materials such as contracts, checks and company Invoices (发票), there is a very strict and official way to write numerals.

大写 (dà xiě) Capitals, also known as Anti-fraud numerals, are used with great complexity to minimize modifications. They share the same pronunciation as the conventional numbers.

Numerals	小写	大写
One	一 (yī)	壹 (yī)
Two	二 (èr)	贰 (èr)
Three	三 (sān)	叁 (sān)
Four	四 (sì)	肆 (sì)
Five	五 (wǔ)	伍 (wǔ)
Six	六 (liù)	陆 (liù)
Seven	七 (qī)	柒 (qī)
Eight	八 (bā)	捌 (bā)
Nine	九 (jiǔ)	玖 (jiǔ)
Ten	十 (shí)	拾 (shí)
Place Value
Hundred	百 (bǎi)	佰 (bǎi)
Thousand	千 (qiān)	仟 (qiān)
Ten Thousand	万 (wàn)	万 (wàn)
Million	百万 (bǎi wàn)	百万 (bǎi wàn)
Hundred Million	亿 (yì)	亿 (yì)
Billion	十亿 (shí yì)	拾亿 (shí yì)

When issuing invoices or checks in China......

¥ 6,586 will be written as: 陆仟伍佰捌拾六元整

¥ 6,586,000 will be written as: 陆佰伍拾捌万六仟元整

¥ 6,586,000,000 will be written as: 陆拾伍亿捌仟六佰万元整

Chinese Yuan (元) is written at the end of the amount, followed by Complete (整) – similar to writing "ONLY" in English.