- 超级大国 chāojídàguó superpowera nation that has much greater military and economic power than most other nations
- 泱泱大国 yāngyāngdàguó great powera large and powerful nation with great influence and presence; a country of grand scale and impressive spirit
- 核大国 hédàguó nuclear powera country that possesses nuclear weapons; a nuclear-armed state
- 大国沙文主义 dàguóshāwénzhǔyì great-nation chauvinismA form of aggressive and narrow nationalism where a powerful country asserts its interests above all others, often by bullying or disregarding the sovereignty of smaller nations; named after the French soldier Nicolas Chauvin.
- 军事核大国 jūnshìhédàguó military nuclear powera nation possessing a military nuclear arsenal; military nuclear power
- 治大国若烹小鲜 zhìdàguóruòpēngxiǎoxiān governing is like cooking small fishruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy; suggests that effective government requires minimal intervention or over-handling
- 经济大国 jīngjìdàguó economic powerhousea nation with great economic strength and influence
- 大国家党 dàguójiādǎng Grand National PartyGrand National Party, a conservative political party in South Korea formerly known as the [[新韩国党|新韓國黨|xin1 han2 guo2 dang3]]