最大

Chinese
(the) most; ‑est
 
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad.
(最大)		 最 大

Pronunciation

Noun

最大

  1. largest; biggest; greatest; maximum; maximal
    全世界最大的石佛像 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    quánshìjiè zuìdà de shífóxiàng [Pinyin]
    the largest stone statue of Buddha in the world
    盡最大的努力 / 尽最大的努力  ―  jìn zuìdà de nǔlì  ―  to do all one can

Antonyms

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
最 大
さい
Grade: 4		 だい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

最 (“most”) +‎ 大 (“big”)

Pronunciation

Noun

最大 (hiragana さいだい, rōmaji saidai)

  1. maximum, greatest, largest[2]

Derived terms
Derived terms

Common

  • 最大限 (さいだいげん, ​saidaigen) maximum

Uncommon

  • 最大手 (さいおおて, ​saiōte) largest company; industry leader
  • 最大化 (さいだいか, ​saidaika) maximization
  • 最大許容線量 (さいだいきょようせんりょうう, ​saidaikyoyōsenryō) maximum permissible dose
  • 最大値 (さいだいち, ​saidaichi) global maximum; greatest value
  • 最大量 (さいだいりょう, ​saidairyō) maximum; largest amount
  • 史上最大 (しじょうさいだい, ​shijō saidai) greatest ... in history
  • 世界最大 (せかいさいだい, ​sekai saidai) world's largest

Computer terms

  • 最大数 (さいぢすう, ​saidai-sū) limit
  • 最大表示 (さいだいひょうじ, ​saidai hyōji) full screen
  • 最大有効数字 (さいだいゆうこうすうじ, ​saidai yūkō sūji) most significant digit (MSD)
  • 最大有効ビット (さいだいゆうこうビット, ​saidai yūkō bitto) most significant bit (MSB)

Mathematical terms

  • 最大公約数 (さいだいこうやくすう, ​saidaikōyakusū) greatest common divisor (GCD)

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
  2. 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198601972

Korean
Hanja in this term
最大

Noun

最大 • (choedae) (hangeul 최대)

  1. Hanja form? of 최대 (“the greatest; the largest”).
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