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Chinese
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
general; approximate
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大
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概/槪
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| simp. (大概)
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大
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概
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Pronunciation
Adverb
大概
- approximately; roughly; about
誠偽是品性，卻又是態度。從前論人誠偽，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, trad.]
诚伪是品性，却又是态度。从前论人诚伪，大概就品性而言。 [MSC, simp.]- From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《論誠意》
- Chéngwěi shì pǐnxìng, què yòu shì tàidù. Cóngqián lùn rén chéngwěi, dàgài jiù pǐnxìng éryán.
- Sincerity and hypocrisy make up our moral character, but they also inform our attitude. In the past, when talking of sincerity and hypocrisy, discussions centred mostly on moral character.
- probably; likely
Synonyms
- 上下 (shàngxià)
- 光景 (guāngjǐng)
- 前後／前后 (qiánhòu) (of a point in or period of time)
- 參差／参差 (cēncī) (literary)
- 大抵 (dàdǐ)
- 大率 (dàshuài) (literary)
- 大約／大约 (dàyuē)
- 大約摸／大约摸 (dàyuēmō) (colloquial)
- 大致 (dàzhì)
- 左右 (zuǒyòu)
- 模樣／模样
- 無慮／无虑 (wúlǜ) (literary)
- 約摸／约摸 (yuēmo)
- 約略／约略 (yuēlüè)
- 博濟／博济 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 多半 (duōbàn)
- 多半兒／多半儿 (duōbànr) (Beijing Mandarin)
- 大半 (dàbàn)
- 大約／大约 (dàyuē)
- 大約摸／大约摸 (dàyuēmō) (colloquial)
- 想必 (xiǎngbì)
- 無慮／无虑 (wúlǜ) (literary)
Noun
大概
- general idea; rough idea
Adjective
大概
- (attributive) approximate; rough
- 大概的數目／大概的数目 ― dàgài de shùmù ― approximate amount
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) generous; magnanimous
Synonyms
- (approximate): 大約／大约 (dàyuē)
See also
Further reading
Japanese
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| 大槪 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
大概 • (taigai)
- generality
Adverb
大概 • (taigai)
- mostly, in general
Vietnamese
Adverb
大概
- chữ Hán form of đại khái (“the big idea; In general; generally; overall”).
Adjective
大概
- chữ Hán form of đại khái (“perfunctory”).