| 大沙漠 | dà shā mò | great desert (e.g. the Taklamakan 塔克拉玛干 or Sahara 撒哈拉) |
| 大沽口炮台 | Dà gū kǒu pào tái | Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860) |
| 大沽炮台 | Dà gū pào tái | Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860) |
| 大洋中脊 | dà yáng zhōng jǐ | mid-ocean ridge (geology) |
| 大洋型地壳 | dà yáng xíng dì qiào | oceanic crust (geology) |
| 大浦洞 | Dà pǔ dòng | Taepodong, North Korean rocket series |
| 大浦洞二 | Dà pǔ dòng èr | Taepodong 2, North Korean rocket |
| 大浦洞二号 | Dà pǔ dòng èr hào | Taepodong 2, North Korean rocket |
| 大浪 | dà làng | billow; surge |
| 大海捞针 | dà hǎi lāo zhēn | lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) |
| 大海沟 | dà hǎi gōu | marine trench |
| 大清 | Dà Qīng | the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911) |
| 大清帝国 | Dà Qīng dì guó | the (great) Ch'ing or Qing dynasty (1644-1911); Qing empire |
| 大清早 | dà qīng zǎo | early in the morning |
| 大渡口 | Dà dù kǒu | Dadukou district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 大渡口区 | Dà dù kǒu qū | Dadukou district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan |
| 大港区 | Dà gǎng qū | Dagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 滨海新区 |
| 大湄公河次区域 | Dà Méi gōng hé cì qū yù | Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), area of economic cooperation between China and Vietnam |
大湄公河次区域合
作 | Dà Méi gōng hé cì qū yù hé zuò | Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), economic cooperation program between China and Vietnam |
| 大湖区 | dà hú qū | Lake district, north England |
| 大湖乡 | Dà hú xiāng | Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗县, northwest Taiwan |
| 大溪 | Dà xī | Daxi or Tahsi town in Taoyuan county 桃园县, north Taiwan |
| 大溪豆干 | dà xī dòu gān | Tahsi or Dasi dried dofu, Taiwanese Taoyuan speciality |
| 大溪镇 | Dà xī zhèn | Daxi or Tahsi town in Taoyuan county 桃园县, north Taiwan |
| 大灭绝 | dà miè jué | global extinction |
| 大满贯 | dà mǎn guàn | grand slam |
| 大汉族主义 | dà Hàn zú zhǔ yì | Greater Han nationalism |
| 大润发 | dà rùn fā | RT Mart (department store chain) |
| 大潮 | dà cháo | tidal bore; tidal wave |
| 大灶 | dà zào | big stove; stove in a common mess |
| 大灾 | dà zāi | plague |
| 大炮打蚊子 | dà pào dǎ wén zi | cannon fire to hit a mosquito; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut |
| 大乌苏里岛 | Dà wū sū lǐ dǎo | Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk; same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子岛 |
| 大乌鸦 | dà wū yā | a raven |
| 大煞风景 | dà shà fēng jǐng | see 大杀风景 |
| 大熊座 | dà xióng zuò | Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation) |
| 大熊猫 | dà xióng māo | giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) |
| 大熔炉 | dà róng lú | lit. large smelting furnace; fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures; Melting Pot |
| 大热 | dà rè | great heat; very popular |
| 大爆炸 | dà bào zhà | the big bang (in cosmology) |
| 大片 | dà piàn | wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie |
| 大牌 | dà pái | strong card; honor card (card games); very popular or successful person; self-important |
| 大犬座 | dà quǎn zuò | Canis Major (constellation) |
| 大猩猩 | dà xīng xīng | gorilla |
| 大狱 | dà yù | jail; prison |
| 大奖 | dà jiǎng | the big prize (e.g. lottery) |
| 大获全胜 | dà huò quán shèng | to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory; to win by a landslide (in election) |
| 大班 | dà bān | tai-pan; business executive; foreign business manager; top class of kindergarten or school grade |
| 大球 | dà qiú | sports such as soccer, basketball and volleyball that use large balls; see also 小球 |
| 大理岩 | dà lǐ yán | marble |
