Usage note
大小表示尺寸、体积或整体的尺寸变化。
dà xiǎo biǎo shì chǐ cùn 、 tǐ jī huò zhěng tǐ de chǐ cùn biàn huà。
大小 means size, volume, or the overall size of something.
Context note
大小常出现在衣服、房子、箱子和比较里。
dà xiǎo cháng chū xiàn zài yī fu 、 fáng zi 、 xiāng zǐ hé bǐ jiào lǐ。
大小 often appears with clothes, houses, boxes, and comparisons.
5 examples
这个大小正合适。
zhè ge dà xiǎo zhèng hé shì。
This size is just right.
请看一下大小。
qǐng kàn yí xià dà xiǎo。
Please check the size.
两只猫大小不同。
liǎng zhī māo dà xiǎo bù tóng。
The two cats are different in size.
房间大小一样。
fáng jiān dà xiǎo yí yàng。
The room size is the same.
我不知道这个大小合不合适。
wǒ bù zhī dào zhè ge dà xiǎo hé bu hé shì。
I do not know whether this size is suitable.
5 mini stories
我试了两件衣服，最后选了大小合适的那件。
wǒ shì le liǎng jiàn yī fu， zuì hòu xuǎn le dà xiǎo hé shì de nà jiàn。
I tried on two clothes and finally chose the one with the right size.
盒子的大小刚好能放进书包。
hé zi de dà xiǎo gāng hǎo néng fàng jìn shū bāo。
The box is just the right size to fit into the school bag.
老师说大小不重要，认真最重要。
lǎo shī shuō dà xiǎo bú zhòng yào， rèn zhēn zuì zhòng yào。
The teacher said size is not important; seriousness is most important.
这两本书大小不同，但都很好看。
zhè liǎng běn shū dà xiǎo bù tóng， dàn dōu hěn hǎo kàn。
These two books are different in size, but both are very nice.
我们先看大小，再决定买哪一个。
wǒ men xiān kàn dà xiǎo， zài jué dìng mǎi nǎ yí gè。
We first look at the size, then decide which one to buy.
Mini dialogue
鞋子大小
A
这双鞋的大小合适吗？
Zhè shuāng xié de dàxiǎo héshì ma?
Is the size of this pair of shoes suitable?
B
大小正好，很舒服。
Dàxiǎo zhènghǎo, hěn shūfu.
The size is just right, very comfortable.
苹果大小
A
你想要大的苹果还是小的？
Nǐ xiǎng yào dà de píngguǒ háishì xiǎo de?
Do you want a big apple or a small one?
B
大小都可以，谢谢。
Dàxiǎo dōu kěyǐ, xièxie.
Any size is fine, thank you.
Related words and contrasts
similar
尺寸
chǐ cùn
measurements; size
尺寸 is used for exact measurements like clothes.
related
大
dà
big
大 is one part of the word 大小.
related
小
xiǎo
small
小 is the other part of the word 大小.