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Expressing "major threshold" with 大关 (dàguān)
Structure
Number + 大关
Explanation
大关 (dàguān) means "major threshold" or "significant barrier," referring to an important milestone or benchmark. It is commonly used with numerical figures to describe reaching or surpassing a notable level, such as in box office revenue or population counts.
Examples
这部电影的票房终于突破了十亿大关。
Zhè bù diànyǐng de piàofáng zhōngyú tūpò le shí yì dàguān.
The box office of this movie finally broke through the one billion mark.
全市常住人口已经超过两千万大关。
Quán shì chángzhù rénkǒu yǐjīng chāoguò liǎng qiān wàn dàguān.
The city's permanent resident population has already exceeded the twenty million mark.
公司年收入首次突破一百万大关，全体员工都很兴奋。
Gōngsī nián shōurù shǒucì tūpò yī bǎi wàn dàguān, quántǐ yuángōng dōu hěn xīngfèn.
The company's annual revenue broke through the one million mark for the first time, and all employees were very excited.