to lớn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Large in size and stature: Describes a person, animal, or object that is both big and tall, implying substantial physical dimensions.
- Great in scale or significance: Describes something abstract (e.g., influence, contribution, meaning) that is very important or immense in scope.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Người lính đó có thân hình to lớn. (That soldier has a large and tall physique.)
- Công ty này có quy mô to lớn. (This company has a vast scale.)
- Ông ấy có ảnh hưởng to lớn đến ngành công nghiệp. (He has a great influence on the industry.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to emphasize magnitude, often in formal or descriptive contexts concerning physical size, volume, or metaphorical importance.
- Họ đã đạt được thành tựu to lớn. (They have achieved great accomplishments.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lớn (adj): Big, large, great. Often used interchangeably with "to lớn" but can be slightly less emphatic on physical bulk.
- Căn phòng này rất lớn. (This room is very big.)
- Đồ sộ (adj): Colossal, massive, imposing. Often implies an awe-inspiring or monumental size.
- Một công trình kiến trúc đồ sộ. (A colossal architectural structure.)
Synonyms
- Big and tall: Large, huge, gigantic (for physical size).
- Great: Immense, enormous, significant, substantial (for scale or importance).
Related Idioms
- To lớn lao: An intensified form meaning "immense" or "monumental," often used for abstract concepts like sacrifice, sentiment, or cause.
- Một sự hy sinh to lớn lao. (An immense sacrifice.)
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big and tall
