Meaning
general; approximate
Chinese: 将官、一般的。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gai” becomes a different word in each tone. 概 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 大概dà gàiroughly; probably; rough; approximate
- 概念gài niànconcept; idea
- 概括gài kuòto summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline
- 概率gài lǜprobability (math.)
- 气概qì gàilofty quality; mettle; spirit
Example Sentence
这本书我大概看了一半。Zhè běn shū wǒ dà gài kàn le yí bàn.I have read about half of this book.
这Zhèthis本běn(bound form) root书shūbook我wǒI大概dà gàiroughly看kànto look after了le(completed action)一半yí bànhalf。