Learn Chinese Characters

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.

Zhèthisběn(bound form) rootshūbookI大概dà gàiroughlykànto look afterle(completed action)一半yí bànhalf