Chinese Word: 概 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

概HSK 4

Pinyin: gài

English Definition: general; approximate

Chinese Definition:
①大略，总括：大概。概论。概述。概貌。梗概。概要。概算。概括。概念(反映对象的本质属性的思维形式)。概率(概率论的基本概念。用来表示随机事件发生可能性大小的量称为此事件的“概率”。亦称“或然率”、“几率”)。以偏概全。
②情况，景象：胜概(胜景，美丽的景色)。
③一律：一概而论。
④气度，节操；气概。
⑤刮平斗、斛用的小木板。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic: 既 indicates the sound; 木 (tree) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 既 [ jì ] already, since, then; both; de facto

Similar Characters: 溉慨槪

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Example Words

大概	dà gài	roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea	HSK 4
概念	gài niàn	concept; idea; Classifiers: 个	HSK 5
概括	gài kuò	to summarize; to generalize; briefly; Classifiers: 个	HSK 5
一概	yī gài	all; without any exceptions; categorically
气概	qì gài	lofty quality; mettle; spirit	HSK 6

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Example Sentences

1		xué xiào 学校 lǐ 里 nán nǚ 男女 bǐ lì 比例 dà gài 大概 shì 是 1 : 2 。 The male-female ratio in the school is roughly 1:2.
2		tā 他 de 的 shè jì 设计 gài niàn 概念 lǐng xiān 领先 yú 于 shí dài 时代。 His design concept is ahead of the times.
3		tā 他 dà gài 大概 huì 会 zài 在 míng tiān 明天 zǎo shang 早上 dào dá 到达 jī chǎng 机场。 He will probably arrive at the airport tomorrow morning.
4		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 liǎo jiě 了解 zhè 这 liǎng gè 两个 gài niàn 概念 de 的 chā bié 差别。 We need to understand the differences between these two concepts.
5		nǐ 你 néng bu néng 能不能 gěi 给 wǒ 我 yī gè 一个 dà gài 大概 de 的 huā fèi 花费 yù suàn 预算？ Can you give me a rough estimate of the cost?

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1		xué xiào 学校 lǐ 里 nán nǚ 男女 bǐ lì 比例 dà gài 大概 shì 是 1 : 2 。 The male-female ratio in the school is roughly 1:2.
2		tā 他 de 的 shè jì 设计 gài niàn 概念 lǐng xiān 领先 yú 于 shí dài 时代。 His design concept is ahead of the times.
3		tā 他 dà gài 大概 huì 会 zài 在 míng tiān 明天 zǎo shang 早上 dào dá 到达 jī chǎng 机场。 He will probably arrive at the airport tomorrow morning.
4		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 liǎo jiě 了解 zhè 这 liǎng gè 两个 gài niàn 概念 de 的 chā bié 差别。 We need to understand the differences between these two concepts.
5		nǐ 你 néng bu néng 能不能 gěi 给 wǒ 我 yī gè 一个 dà gài 大概 de 的 huā fèi 花费 yù suàn 预算？ Can you give me a rough estimate of the cost?

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