HSK · Level 30
135 words
Chinese word
大意
Pronunciation
Pinyindà yì
Meaning
- nounmain idea
Example
请用一句话说出这段话的大意。qǐng yòng yí jù huà shuō chū zhè duàn huà de dà yì
Please state the main idea of this passage in one sentence.
More examples
先浏览全文，再把握文章的大意。xiān liú lǎn quán wén zài bǎ wò wén zhāng de dà yì
First skim the whole passage, then understand its main idea.
Core concept
The central thread that carries the most important message in a text, speech, or event.
Common phrases
把握大意bǎ wò dà yì
understand the main idea
段落大意duàn luò dà yì
a paragraph's main idea
Similar words
主旨zhú zhǐ: The central message or intention expressed in a text or speech.
要点yào diǎn: The important points that need to be grasped in a talk or text.
概要gài yào: A brief outline giving the general content of something.
Definition in Chinese
对一篇文章、发言或事件中最重要的内容和中心思想的简要概括。duì yì piān wén zhāng fā yán huò shì jiàn zhōng zuì zhòng yào de nèi róng hé zhōng xīn sī xiǎng de jiǎn yào gài kuò
Word origin
大 (dà, "major") + 意 (yì, "meaning or thought") combines to mean the meaning or thought that matters most.
Usage tips
- The same spelling has a separate neutral-tone reading for carelessness, so context and the final syllable help listeners identify the intended sense.