dà yú
be greater than; more than
这个数字大于一百。
Zhège shùzì dà yú yībǎi.
This number is greater than one hundred.
他的体重大于一百公斤。
Tā de tǐzhòng dà yú yībǎi gōngjīn.
His weight is greater than one hundred kilograms.
这个房间的面积大于一百平方米。
Zhège fángjiān de miànjī dà yú yībǎi píngfāngmǐ.
The area of this room is greater than one hundred square meters.
超过 (chāoguò)
exceed
高于 (gāoyú)
higher than
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The Chinese character 大 (dà) means "big" or "great", while 于 (yú) means "than". Together, 大于 (dàyú) means "greater than".The character 大 is composed of two parts: 人 (rén), which means "person", and 犬 (quǎn), which means "dog". The original meaning of 大 was "a big person", which later evolved to mean "big" or "great" in general.The character 于 is composed of two parts: 弋 (yì), which means "to shoot", and 弓 (gōng), which means "bow". The original meaning of 于 was "to shoot an arrow", which later evolved to mean "to" or "than".The combination of 大 and 于 to form 大于 is a logical extension of the meanings of the individual characters. 大 means "big" or "great", while 于 means "than". Together, 大于 means "greater than".
