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title: "Dayu Meaning: 大于 (dàyú) Means “greater than”"
description: "大于 (traditional 大於, dàyú) means “greater than; more than”. Hear its tones, see what 大 and 于 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dayu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 大于 mean?

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大于 dàyú

## greater than; more than

## Its characters

1. 大 dà big
2. 于 yú than (in comparisons)

## In a sentence

每月的支出不能大于收入。 Monthly spending can't be greater than income.

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## More words with 大 or 于

- [便于 biànyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianyu)
- [不至于 bùzhìyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buzhiyu)
- [处于 chǔyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuyu)
- [大巴 dàbā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daba)
- [大臣 dàchén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dachen)
- [大大 dàdà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dada)
- [大胆 dàdǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadan)
- [大地 dàdì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadi)
- [大都 dàdōu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadou)
- [大多 dàduō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduo)

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