Chinese word

概括

Pronunciation

Pinyingài kuò

Meaning

  • verbsummarize

Example

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

Please summarize this article.

Illustration for 概括 (summarize)

More examples

经理让我把会议内容概括成一页报告。jīng lǐ ràng wǒ bǎ huì yì nèi róng gài kuò chéng yí yè bào gào

The manager asked me to summarize the meeting content in a one-page report.

Core concept

Turns a passage or event into a compact view that preserves its central idea.

Common phrases

  • 概括成一句话gài kuò chéng yí jù huà

    summarize in one sentence

  • 概括起来说gài kuò qǐ lái shuō

    in summary

Similar words

总结zǒng jié: Review a whole event or period and state its results, conclusions, or lessons in an organized way.
归纳guī nà: Draw out common features or rules from several specific examples and state them in a general form.
概述gài shù: Give a brief account of the main content or general situation while leaving out details.

Definition in Chinese

对一段话或一件事的关键内容做简要概述，突出主要意思。duì yí duàn huà huò yí jiàn shì de guān jiàn nèi róng zuò jiǎn yào gài shù tū chū zhǔ yào yì si

Word origin

概 (gài, "general outline") + 括 (kuò, "to gather") forms a word about gathering details under one broad view, which explains its meaning of concise presentation.

Usage tips

  • The word naturally takes a passage, event, or issue as its object, so the focus is on selecting central content rather than recounting every detail.

Other meanings

  • generalizeverb

Opposites

  • 详述xiáng shùdetailverb

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