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“summarize” in Chinese

Chinese

Also总结 (zǒng jié) · 归结 (guī jié) · 提炼 (tí liàn) · 概括 (gài kuò) · 概述 (gài shù)

Pronunciation

Pinyinguī nà

Example

请你把会议内容归纳成要点。qǐng nǐ bǎ huì yì nèi róng guī nà chéng yào diǎn

Please summarize the meeting in key points.

Illustration for 归纳 (summarize)

How to say “summarize” in Chinese

“Summarize” in Chinese is 归纳 (guī nà).

Draw scattered details together until their shared pattern or main point becomes clear.

Full entry for 归纳: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 归纳

通过对比实验,我们可以归纳出共同规律。tōng guò duì bǐ shí yàn wǒ men ké yǐ guī nà chū gòng tóng guī lǜ

Through comparative experiments, we can summarize the common pattern.

Tips for using 归纳

  • English speakers often treat a shorter account as the goal, while this word also marks the reasoning move from several details toward the general idea they support.

Other Chinese words for “summarize”

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总结

zǒng jié

verbsummarize

请把会议的要点总结一下。qǐng bǎ huì yì de yào diǎn zǒng jié yí xià

Please summarize the main points of the meeting.

请把会议内容归结成三点。qǐng bǎ huì yì nèi róng guī jié chéng sān diǎn

Please summarize the content of the meeting in three points.

老师教我们把报告的内容提炼成一段话。lǎo shī jiào wǒ men bǎ bào gào de nèi róng tí liàn chéng yí duàn huà

The teacher taught us to summarize the report's content in one paragraph.

请把这篇文章概括一下。qǐng bǎ zhè piān wén zhāng gài kuò yí xià

Please summarize this article.

请你概述一下这本书的主要观点。qǐng nǐ gài shù yí xià zhè běn shū de zhǔ yào guān diǎn

Please summarize the main points of this book.

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