概 (gài): (bound form) general, approximate, without exception, categorically, (bound form) bearing, deportment
概 (gài) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) general.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 既 (phonetic). It ranks #791 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 概 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- (bound form) general
- approximate
- without exception
- categorically
- (bound form) bearing
- deportment
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 概
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大概adjective/adverb/noun | dà gài | roughly | 3 |
| 概念noun | gài niàn | concept | 5 |
| 概率noun | gài lǜ | probability (math.) | 6 |
| 概括verb/adjective | gài kuò | to summarize | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 气概 | qì gài | lofty quality |
| 概要 | gài yào | outline |
| 一概 | yī gài | all |
| 概述 | gài shù | overview |
| 概况 | gài kuàng | general situation |
| 一概而论 | yī gài ér lùn | to lump different matters together (idiom) |
| 以偏概全 | yǐ piān gài quán | (lit.) to take a part for the whole |
| 梗概 | gěng gài | broad outline |
| 概念化 | gài niàn huà | conceptualization |
| 概论 | gài lùn | outline |
| 概率论 | gài lǜ lùn | probability (math.) |
| 概览 | gài lǎn | general overview |
| 概而不论 | gài ér bù lùn | fuzzy about the details |
| 概而言之 | gài ér yán zhī | same as 總而言之|总而言之[zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1] |
| 人工概念 | rén gōng gài niàn | artificial concept |
概 appears in 38 compound words: 58 as the first character, 18 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 概 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
爷爷在门前种了一棵概苗，现在已经长得很高了。
yé yé zài mén qián zhǒng le yī kē gài miáo , xiàn zài yǐ jīng cháng dé hěn gāo le .
Grandpa planted a sapling by the door, and now it has grown very tall.
港股概念追踪 | 春晚人形机器人爆火出圈!机构...
gǎng gǔ gài niàn zhuī zōng chūn wǎn rén xíng jī qì rén bào huǒ chū juān ! jī gòu . . .
Hong Kong Stock Concept Tracking | The humanoid robot of the Spring Festival Gala exploded out of the circle! Institutions...
港股概念追踪 | 存储芯片涨价潮愈演愈烈 行业...
gǎng gǔ gài niàn zhuī zōng cún chǔ xīn piàn zhǎng jià cháo yù yǎn yù liè háng yè . . .
Hong Kong Stock Concept Tracking | The wave of memory chip price increases is intensifying...
汉神巨蛋稳居高雄百货王 百货商圈概念宅成市场焦点 品牌建商猛购地卡位
hàn shén jù dàn wěn jū gāo xióng bǎi huò wáng bǎi huò shāng juān gài niàn zhái chéng shì chǎng jiāo diǎn pǐn pái jiàn shāng měng gòu dì kǎ wèi
Hanshin Dome is firmly in the king of Kaohsiung Department Stores, and the concept of department store business district has become the focus of the market, and brand builders are buying land card slots
利弗莫尔中概股龙头指数收涨0.94% 网易有道涨近....
lì 弗 mò ěr zhōng gài gǔ lóng tóu zhǐ shǔ shōu zhǎng 0 . 9 4 wǎng yì yǒu dào zhǎng jìn . . . .
Livermore Chinese Concept Stock Leading Index closed up 0.94% NetEase Youdao rose near....
存储概念股普涨 西部数据(WDC.US)涨逾3...
cún chǔ gài niàn gǔ pǔ zhǎng xī bù shǔ jù ( W D C . U S ) zhǎng yú 3 . . .
Storage concept stocks rose across Western Digital (WDC. US) rose more than 3...
“你付了多少钱？” “大概二十欧元。” “哇！好便宜。”
"Nǐ fù le duōshao qián?" "Dàgài èr shí ōuyuán." "Wā! Hǎo piányi."
"How much did you pay for this?" "About 20 euros." "Wow! That's incredibly cheap."
耶诞节下雪的概率有多大呢？
Yēdànjié xiàxuě de gàilǜ yǒu duōdà ne?
What are the chances we'll have a white Christmas?
他们到位了实行新概念的广告策略。
Tāmen dàowèi le shíxíng xīn gàiniàn de guǎnggào cèlüè.
They implemented a communication policy so as to promote their new concept.
加利福尼亚大概有日本那么大。
Jiālìfúníyà dàgài yǒu Rìběn nàme dà.
California is about as large as Japan.
Character Family
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