big – da

Written as dà or da

To remember that big is pronounced da (da) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:

"The only really big elephant I know is dad (da)."

Tones

Da (dad) is a 4th tone with \ as an accent.

Associate dad, a 4th tone, with lowering things like trip or slide down. See Tones and Mnemonics.

My Dad slid down the slide.

Remember

Da = 4th tone = \