| 大麦地 | dà mài dì | place name in Ningxia with rock carving conjectured to be a stage in the development of Chinese characters |
| 大麻里 | Dà má lǐ | Damali or Tamali township in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan; same as Taimali 太麻里 |
| 大麻里乡 | Dà má lǐ xiāng | Damali or Tamali township in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan; same as Taimali 太麻里 |
| 大黄蜂 | dà huáng fēng | bumblebee |
| 大鼠 | dà shǔ | rat |
| 大斋 | dà zhāi | to fast; to abstain from food |
| 大斋期 | dà zhāi qī | Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter) |
| 大斋节 | dà zhāi jié | great fast; Christian lent |
| 大龄 | dà líng | older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc) |
| 大龄青年 | dà líng qīng nián | young people in their late 20s or older who are still unmarried |
| 天下大乱 | tiān xià dà luàn | the whole country in rebellion |
| 天大 | tiān dà | gargantuan; as big as the sky; enormous |
| 天文学大成 | tiān wén xué dà chéng | the Almagest by Ptolemy |
| 天津大学 | Tiān jīn Dà xué | Tianjin University |
| 奇耻大辱 | qí chǐ dà rǔ | extraordinary shame and humiliation (idiom) |
| 女皇大学 | Nǚ huáng Dà xué | Queen's University (Belfast) |
| 妄自尊大 | wàng zì zūn dà | ridiculous self-importance (idiom); arrogance |
| 孙大圣 | Sūn dà shèng | Great-Sage Sun; Sun Wukong 孙悟空 |
| 安大略湖 | Ān dà lüè hú | Lake Ontario, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 |
| 安大略省 | Ān dà lüè shěng | Ontario province, Canada |
| 安徽大学 | Ān huī Dà xué | Anhui University |
| 宋四大书 | Sòng sì dà shū | Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英华 |
| 完事大吉 | wán shì dà jí | everything is finished (idiom); And there you are! |
| 密歇根大学 | Mì xiē gēn Dà xué | University of Michigan |
| 寒武纪大爆发 | Hán wǔ jì dà bào fā | the Cambrian explosion |
| 寒武纪生命大爆发 | Hán wǔ jì shēng mìng dà bào fā | the Cambrian explosion |
| 宽大仁爱 | kuān dà rén ài | tolerant and lenient (idiom) |
| 宽大为怀 | kuān dà wéi huái | magnanimous (idiom); generous |
| 宽宏大度 | kuān hóng dà dù | magnanimous; generous; broad-minded |
| 宽宏大量 | kuān hóng dà liàng | magnanimous (idiom); generous |
| 宽洪大度 | kuān hóng dà dù | magnanimous; generous; broad-minded |
| 宽洪大量 | kuān hóng dà liàng | magnanimous; generous; broad-minded |
| 对外经济贸易大学 | Duì wài Jīng jì Mào yì Dà xué | University of International Business and Economics |
| 小巫见大巫 | xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū | lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one; pale into insignificance by comparison |
| 小惩大诫 | xiǎo chéng dà jiè | lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition |
| 小洞不堵沉大船 | xiǎo dòng bù dǔ chén dà chuán | A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship. |
小洞不堵，
大洞受苦 | xiǎo dòng bù dǔ ,
dà dòng shòu kǔ | A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom). A stitch in time saves nine. |
小洞不堵，
大洞吃苦 | xiǎo dòng bù dǔ ,
dà dòng chī kǔ | A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom). A stitch in time saves nine. |
小洞不堵，
大洞难补 | xiǎo dòng bù dǔ ,
dà dòng nán bǔ | If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard to repair (idiom). A stitch in time saves nine. |
| 小洞不补大洞吃苦 | xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ | A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (common saying); a stitch in time saves nine |
| 小义大利 | xiǎo yì dà lì | Little Italy |
| 小题大做 | xiǎo tí dà zuò | to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom) |
少壮不努力，
老大徒伤悲 | shào zhuàng bù nǔ lì ,
lǎo dà tú shāng bēi | if you are lazy in your prime, you'll be sorry in your old age |
| 尺寸过大 | chǐ cun guò dà | oversize (baggage, cargo etc) |
| 尾大不掉 | wěi dà bù diào | large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy; fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates |
| 屯特大学 | Tún tè Dà xué | University of Twente |
| 山东大学 | Shān dōng Dà xué | Shandong University |
| 山东科技大学 | Shān dōng kē jì dà xué | Shandong University of Science and Technology |
| 山西大学 | Shān xī Dà xué | Shanxi University |
| 州立大学 | Zhōu lì Dà xué | State University (US) |
