Definition
大大小小 is a fixed four-character expression (成语) meaning 'all sizes' or 'big and small alike'. It is used to refer to a collection of items or people that vary in size or importance, often implying 'every single one, regardless of size'. Unlike a simple adjective, it functions as a noun phrase or adverbial modifier, and cannot be split or inflected.
r.f.
(set phrase) of all sizesbig and small(set phrase) all sorts (of things or people)regardless of size
Examples
- 大大小小。Chāoshì lǐ de dà dà xiǎo xiǎo shāngpǐn dōu dǎzhé le.All the products in the supermarket, big and small, are on sale.
- 大大小小。Tā jiā lǐ dà dà xiǎo xiǎo de dōngxi duī le yì wūzi.His house is piled with things of all sizes.
- ，大大小小。Zhè cì huódòng, dà dà xiǎo xiǎo de cānyǔzhě dōu yǒu jīhuì huòjiǎng.In this event, participants of all sizes have a chance to win a prize.
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