English–Chinese
“about” in Chinese
How to say “about” in Chinese
“About” in Chinese is 大概 (dà gài).
A broad estimate that leaves the exact point or outcome open.
Example sentences with 大概
明天大概会下雨。míng tiān dà gài huì xià yǔ
It will probably rain tomorrow.
Tips for using 大概
- In Chinese, 大概 (dàgài, "about; probably") can come before an event as well as a number or time, so one word covers two uses that English often expresses with different words.
Other Chinese words for “about”
我们大约八点出发。wǒ men dà yuē bā diǎn chū fā
We leave at about eight o'clock.
公司有三十人左右。gōng sī yǒu sān shí rén zuǒ yòu
The company has about 30 people.
今天差不多要下雨了。jīn tiān chà bu duō yào xià yǔ le
It's about to rain today.
这是一本关于中国历史的书。zhè shì yì běn guān yú zhōng guó lì shǐ de shū
This is a book about Chinese history.
会议有前后二十人参加。huì yì yǒu qián hòu èr shí rén cān jiā
About twenty people attended the meeting.
我们大体七点到。wǒ men dà tǐ qī diǎn dào
We arrive at about seven.
对于这件事，你怎么想？duì yú zhè jiàn shì nǐ zěn me xiǎng
What do you think about this matter?