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title: "Fangda Meaning: 放大 (fàngdà) Means “to enlarge”"
description: "放大 (fàngdà) means “to enlarge; to magnify; to amplify”. Hear its tones, see what 放 and 大 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangda"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 放大 mean?

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放大 fàngdà

## to enlarge; to magnify; to amplify

## Its characters

1. 放 fàng to put
2. 大 dà big

## In a sentence

请把这张照片放大一点。 Please enlarge this photo a bit.

有人认为聘请月嫂、住月子中心是值得的投资，也有人觉得这是被商业**放大**的焦虑。

From [什么是“坐月子”？ · What is zuo yuezi? Chinese postpartum confinement explained](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-zuo-yuezi-chinese-postpartum-confinement-explained#library-word-611-613)

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## More words with 放 or 大

- [摆放 bǎifàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baifang)
- [播放 bōfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bofang)
- [存放 cúnfàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunfang)
- [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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