Chinese word

笼统

Pronunciation

Pinyinlǒng tǒng

Meaning

  • adjectivegeneral

Example

你说得太笼统了，我需要具体数字。nǐ shuō de tài lóng tǒng le wǒ xū yào jù tǐ shù zì

What you said is too general; I need specific numbers.

Illustration for 笼统 (general)

More examples

政策的措辞过于笼统，需要明确条款。zhèng cè de cuò cí guò yú lóng tǒng xū yào míng què tiáo kuǎn

The policy wording is too vague, and the provisions need to be made clear.

Core concept

A large group of facts is compressed into one blurry outline instead of being divided into clear, checkable parts.

Common phrases

  • 措辞笼统cuò cí lóng tǒng

    vague wording

  • 论述笼统lùn shù lóng tǒng

    vague discussion

Similar words

模糊mó hú: Unclear in shape, meaning, or details, making the subject hard to understand.
含糊hán hú: Ambiguous in wording, so the exact meaning is not clearly communicated.
大致dà zhì: General and approximate, showing the overall range without exact details or numbers.
粗略cū lüè: Rough and lacking thorough detail because important parts or steps are skipped.

Definition in Chinese

用来描述陈述或总结仅给出大致结论而缺少具体界定、例证或数字的形容词。yòng lái miáo shù chén shù huò zǒng jié jǐn gěi chū dà zhì jié lùn ér quē shǎo jù tǐ jiè dìng lì zhèng huò shù zì de xíng róng cí

Word origin

笼 (lǒng, "to enclose") and 统 (tǒng, "to bring together") combine the ideas of enclosing and unifying, making a memorable image for a broad summary that lacks clear detail.

Usage tips

  • A reply can be grammatically complete yet still receive this criticism, while an example, range, date, or number makes the information more precise.

Other meanings

  • vagueadjective
  • roughadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 笼统性lóng tǒng xìngvaguenessnoun

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