大概
dà gài
Pinyin

Definition

大概
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dà gài
  1. roughly
  2. probably
  3. rough
  4. approximate
  5. about
  6. general idea

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 big
  2. 2 huge
  3. 3 large
  4. 4 major
  5. 5 great
  6. 6 wide
  7. 7 deep
  8. 8 older (than)
  9. 9 oldest
  10. 10 eldest
  11. 11 greatly
  12. 12 very much
  13. 13 (dialect) father
  14. 14 father's elder or younger brother
dà jí
  1. 1 very auspicious
  2. 2 extremely lucky
dà jiā
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 influential family
  3. 3 great expert
dà jiǎng
  1. 1 prize
  2. 2 award
dà huà tóu
  1. 1 liar's dice (dice game)
yī dà zǎo
  1. 1 at dawn
  2. 2 at first light
  3. 3 first thing in the morning
Yà lì shān dà
  1. 1 Alexander (name)
  2. 2 Alexandria (town name)
Rén dà
  1. 1 (Chinese) National People's Congress (abbr. for 全國人民代表大會|全国人民代表大会[Quán guó Rén mín Dài biǎo Dà huì])
  2. 2 Renmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué])
wěi dà
  1. 1 huge
  2. 2 great
  3. 3 grand
  4. 4 worthy of the greatest admiration
  5. 5 important (contribution etc)
guāng míng zhèng dà
  1. 1 (of a person) honorable
  2. 2 not devious
  3. 3 (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
  4. 4 without tricks
  5. 5 openly
  6. 6 (of a situation) out in the open
jiā dà
  1. 1 to increase (e.g. one's effort)
Jiā ná dà
  1. 1 Canada
  2. 2 Canadian
Běi Dà
  1. 1 Peking University (abbr. for 北京大學|北京大学)
bó dà
  1. 1 enormous
  2. 2 broad
  3. 3 extensive
hā hā dà xiào
  1. 1 to laugh heartily
  2. 2 to burst into loud laughter
zhuàng dà
  1. 1 to expand
  2. 2 to strengthen
dà yī
  1. 1 first-year university student
dà bù liǎo
  1. 1 at worst
  2. 2 if worst comes to worst
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 alarming
dà hēng
  1. 1 big shot
  2. 2 top gun
  3. 3 superstar
  4. 4 VIP
dà ren
  1. 1 adult
  2. 2 grownup
  3. 3 title of respect toward superiors

Idioms (20)

一概而论
yī gài ér lùn
  1. 1 to lump different matters together (idiom)
不识大体
bù shí dà tǐ
  1. 1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to grasp the big picture
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
  1. 1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
冒大不韪
mào dà bù wěi
  1. 1 to face opprobrium (idiom)
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
  1. 1 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃饭皇帝大
chī fàn huáng dì dà
  1. 1 eating comes first, then comes everything else (idiom) (Tw)
哀莫大于心死
āi mò dà yú xīn sǐ
  1. 1 nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
  2. 2 no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices
  3. 3 the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
  4. 4 nothing is more wretched than apathy
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
嚎啕大哭
háo táo dà kū
  1. 1 to wail
  2. 2 to bawl (idiom)
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
  1. 1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
  2. 2 this world is an illusion
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
地大物博
dì dà wù bó
  1. 1 vast territory with abundant resources (idiom)
夜郎自大
Yè láng zì dà
  1. 1 lit. Yelang thinks highly of itself (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. foolish conceit
大事化小,小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大出其汗
dà chū qí hàn
  1. 1 to sweat buckets (idiom)
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯,大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
大动干戈
dà dòng gān gē
  1. 1 to go to war (idiom)
  2. 2 to make a big fuss over sth

Sample Sentences

今年的景气不好,业绩大概上不去了。
jīnnián de jǐngqì bùhǎo ,yèjì dàgài shàng bù qù le 。
The sales number probably won't go up due to this year's recession.
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晚上快十一点开始下的,你大概已经睡着了,你昨天不是很累?
wǎnshang kuài shíyī diǎn kāishǐ xià de ,nǐ dàgài yǐjīng shuìzháo le ,nǐ zuótiān bùshì hěn lèi ?
It started just before 11 at night, you were probably already asleep by then. Weren't you very tired yesterday?
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就是啊,当然啦,你丰满的胸部大概给你增加了不少实际的重量,所以肩膀一放松就含胸了,这一含胸连带着就驼背了,一驼背脖子就前倾了,不是我打击你啊,这脖子一前倾就像缩头乌龟一样了。
jiùshì ā ,dāngrán la ,nǐ fēngmǎn de xiōngbù dàgài gěi nǐ zēngjiā le bùshǎo shíjì de zhòngliàng ,suǒyǐ jiānbǎng yī fàngsōng jiù hánxiōng le ,zhè yī hánxiōng liándài zhe jiù tuóbèi le ,yī tuóbèi bózi jiù qiánqīng le ,bùshì wǒ dǎjī nǐ ā ,zhè bózi yī qiánqīng jiù xiàng suōtóu wūguī yīyàng le 。
That's it. Of course. Your ample bosom probably adds some actual weight to you, so as soon as you relax your shoulders, it sucks your breasts in a bit. You holding your breasts in leads to you stooping. When you stoop your neck hunches forward. I'm not attacking you, but the way your neck hunches over makes you look like a turtle with its head in its shell.
我想他大概是对家务一窍不通吧,可是我记得他还是博士毕业呢,看来这智商和动手能力还真成不了正比。
wǒ xiǎng tā dàgài shì duì jiāwù yīqiàobùtōng ba ,kěshì wǒ jìde tā háishì bóshì bìyè ne ,kànlai zhè zhìshāng hé dòngshǒu nénglì hái zhēn chéng bùliǎo zhèngbǐ 。
I imagine he doesn't know how to do any chores. But I remember that he graduated from a doctoral degree, it seems like IQ and practical skills really don't correlate.
错!一般人读完“哈佛大学”四个字,大概只要一到两秒,哈哈!答错了!罚酒罚酒!
cuò !yībānrén dú wán “Hāfó Dàxué ”sì gè zì ,dàgài zhǐyào yī dào liǎng miǎo ,hāhā !dá cuò le !fájiǔ fájiǔ !
Wrong! Normal people take around one or two seconds to read the two words Harvard and University, ha ha! You got the wrong answer! Drink! Drink!
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在北京打车有时确实难如登天,北京大概是全宇宙堵车堵得最厉害的城市了,遇上拒绝载客还比较可能,在指定的候车点,不至于被宰。
zài Běijīng dǎchē yǒushí quèshí nán rú dēngtiān ,Běijīng dàgài shì quán yǔzhòu dǔchē dǔ de zuì lìhai de chéngshì le ,yùshàng jùjué zàikè hái bǐjiào kěnéng ,zài zhǐdìng de hòuchēdiǎn ,bùzhì yú bèi zǎi 。
Sometimes it's probable easier to witness a pig fly than to get a taxi in Beijing. Beijing also probably has the worst traffic jams in the universe. It's more likely that you'll be refused a ride then to be ripped off. If you get your taxi at specific waiting zones, it doesn't seem likely that you'd get ripped off.
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有一晚,秦宇在打烊的时候突然想起,似乎一星期没见到女孩儿来买咖啡了。他心想:”大概是出去旅游了吧!”
yǒu yī wǎn ,qínyǔ zài dǎyàng de shíhou tūrán xiǎngqǐ ,sìhū yī xīngqī méi jiàndào nǚháiēr lái mǎi kāfēi le 。tā xīnxiǎng :”dàgài shì chūqù lu:3yóu le ba !”
One night, when closing the shop, QinYu suddenly realised that it had been a week since the last time the girl bought a cup of coffee here. "Maybe she went traveling! ", he thought.
大概需要等候30分钟。
dàgài xūyào děnghòu fēnzhōng 。
It may take up to 30 minutes.
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印度人最多,大概四十个左右。
Yìndù rén zuì duō ,dàgài sìshí gè zuǒyòu 。
There are more Indians, at around 40.
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从浅到深排列,大概是“知道、了解、明白、懂(懂得)
cóng qiǎn dào shēn páiliè ,dàgài shì “zhīdào 、liǎojiě 、míngbai 、dǒng (dǒngde )
from shallow to deep, it's probably...
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