Definition
大幅 (dà fú) means 'substantially, by a wide margin' — it emphasizes a large quantitative change, such as increases or decreases. It differs from 大大 (dà dà), which is more general ('greatly, enormously'), and from the formal adverb 大为 (dà wéi), which often pairs with emotional or state verbs.
adverb
substantiallyby a wide margingreatly
Easily confused
- 答复dá fùsound-aliketo answer, to reply
Examples
- 大幅。Jīnnián gōngsī de xiāoshòu'é dà fú zēngzhǎng.This year the company's sales increased substantially.
- 大幅。Xīn zhèngcè shǐ fángjià dà fú xiàdiē.The new policy caused housing prices to drop substantially.
- 大幅。Huánjìng wūrǎn wèntí dédào le dà fú gǎishàn.The environmental pollution problem has been greatly improved.
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