(da) - Da — a suffix used in colloquial Chinese & also used in the word 疙瘩 meaning lump

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Da — a suffix used in colloquial Chinese to form nouns, often indicating a lump, mass, or clump;

also used in the word 疙瘩 meaning lump or knot.

Da — a suffix used in colloquial Chinesealso used in the word 疙瘩 meaning lump

Usage highlights

Lump or knotPimple or acneDough ballEmotional knotBump on the skinProblem or difficulty

Synonyms

  • piece, chunk
  • mass, ball
  • tumor, swelling

Antonyms

  • flat, smooth
  • smooth, slippery

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • There's a lump on my skin (皮肤上有个疙瘩).
  • She has a knot in her heart (她心里有个疙瘩).
  • The dough formed into clumps (面团成了面疙瘩).
  • He solved the problem that was bothering him (他解开了心里的疙瘩).

Collocations

  • Lump or knot(疙瘩)
  • Pimple or acne(疙瘩)
  • Dough ball(面疙瘩)
  • Emotional knot(心疙瘩)
  • Bump on the skin(皮肤疙瘩)
  • Problem or difficulty(疙瘩事)

Idioms

  • To have a knot in one's heart(心里有个疙瘩)
  • Bumpy and uneven(疙疙瘩瘩)
  • To smooth out difficulties(解开疙瘩)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in colloquial speech rather than formal writing.
  • Often appears in the reduplicated form 疙瘩 to describe physical lumps or metaphorical emotional knots.
  • Common in northern Chinese dialects as a suffix to form nouns describing lumpy or clumpy objects.

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