概论 (gài lùn) — a general introduction or survey (of a subject); outline
Definition
概论 is a written, academic title for a book or course that gives a broad survey of a subject. Compared to 大纲/纲要 (a structural outline or key points) and 简介 (a short summary), 概论 covers whole-field overview, often as a title.
noun
a general introduction or survey (of a subject)outline
Examples
- 《概论》。《Shè huì xué gài lùn》 shì dà xué yī nián jí de jī chǔ kè.Introduction to Sociology is a basic course for first-year university students.
- 概论。Zhè piān lùn wén de gài lùn bù fen xū yào zài bǔ chōng yì xiē nèi róng.The overview section of this paper needs to add some more content.
- 概论，。Qǐng xiān dú yí xià zhè běn jiào cái de gài lùn, liǎo jiě quán shū jié gòu.Please first read the introduction of this textbook to understand the structure of the whole book.
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