特大 (tè dà) means “exceptionally big”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
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一场特大暴雨袭击了城市。
Yī chǎng tèdà bàoyǔ xíjī le chéngshì.
An exceptionally heavy rainstorm hit the city.
Updated: 2026-07-18