概 (koi3 | gai4) : broad outline; without exception

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概

koi3

gai4

[1] [n] broad outline; general idea
[2] [adv] without exception; categorically
[3] [n] manner; air; bearing; style

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

概

This word has been viewed 7978 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 9th Feb 2011 00:53

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大概 daai6 koi3/3*2 da4 gai4 = approximately

概要 koi3 jiu3 gai4 yao4 = overview, outline (as a summary)

一概 jat1 koi3 yi1 gai4 = all without exception

一概而論 jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 yi1 gai4 er2 lun4 = treat different matters the same

氣概 hei3 koi3 qi4 gai4 = lofty quality; mettle; spirit

概念 koi3 nim6 gai4 nian4 = concept

概況 koi3 fong3 gai4 kuang4 = general situation; summary

概括 koi3 kut3 gai4 kuo4 = generally

概率 koi3 leot6*2 = probability

人工概念 jan4 gung1 koi3 nim6 ren2 gong1 gai4 nian4 = artificial concept
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漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.

搭地鐵由西灣河到銅鑼灣只需大概二十分鐘嘅車程。粵
It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).

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Decimal representation of this word: 概
Unicode code for this character: U+6982 (off-site link)

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