Usage note
大于表示比另一方大。
dà yú biǎo shì bǐ lìng yì fāng dà。
大于 means greater than.
Context note
大于常用于数学和比较。
dà yú cháng yòng yú shù xué hé bǐ jiào。
It is often used in math and comparison.
5 examples
五大于三。
wǔ dà yú sān。
Five is greater than three.
这个数大于那个数。
zhè ge shù dà yú nà ge shù。
This number is greater than that number.
他的成绩大于我。
tā de chéng jì dà yú wǒ。
His score is higher than mine.
大于十的人很多。
dà yú shí de rén hěn duō。
There are many people greater than ten.
A大于B。
A dà yú B。
A is greater than B.
5 mini stories
数学课上，老师讲了大于的意思。
shù xué kè shàng， lǎo shī jiǎng le dà yú de yì sī。
In math class, the teacher explained the meaning of greater than.
这个数字大于那个数字。
zhè ge shù zì dà yú nà ge shù zì。
This number is greater than that number.
孩子知道六大于五。
hái zi zhī dào liù dà yú wǔ。
The child knows that six is greater than five.
他比较后发现A大于B。
tā bǐ jiào hòu fā xiàn A dà yú B。
After comparing, he found that A is greater than B.
老师让大家读出大于号。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā dú chū dà yú hào。
The teacher asked everyone to read the greater-than sign.
Mini dialogue
比大小
A
我的苹果大于你的苹果。
Wǒ de píngguǒ dàyú nǐ de píngguǒ.
My apple is greater than your apple.
B
真的吗？我们比一比。
Zhēn de ma? Wǒmen bǐ yī bǐ.
Really? Let's compare.
数学课
A
五大于三，对吗？
Wǔ dàyú sān, duì ma?
Five is greater than three, right?
B
对，你说得很对。
Duì, nǐ shuō de hěn duì.
Yes, you are very right.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
小于
xiǎo yú
less than
大于 means greater than, 小于 means less than
related
等于
děng yú
equal to
Used when two amounts are the same