摘要 (zhāi yào) — (noun) summary; abstract; (verb) to summarize; to extract the main points
Definition
Formal written word, mainly for the 'abstract' or 'summary' at the start of a paper or report. More formal than 总结, which is the everyday 'sum up' (e.g. in a meeting); 摘要 is typically a noun, not a verb phrase like 总结一下.
noun
summaryabstract
verb
to summarizeto extract the main points
Examples
- 摘要。Qǐng zhāi yào yí xià zhè piān wén zhāng de zhǔ yào nèi róng.Please summarize the main content of this article.
- 摘要。Lùn wén de zhāi yào tōng cháng fàng zài kāi tóu.The abstract of a paper is usually placed at the beginning.
- 摘要，。Zhè ge zhāi yào xiě dé hěn jiǎn jié, yí mù liǎo rán.This summary is written very concisely and is clear at a glance.
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