概述 (gài shù) — summary, overview, general description

Definition

概述 (gài shù) is a noun meaning a 'summary' or 'overview' of something longer, like a chapter, book, or topic. Used for written or spoken condensed accounts, more formal than 总结.

noun

summaryoverviewgeneral description

Examples

概述。
Lùn wén qián miàn yǒu yì piān jiǎn duǎn de gài shù.
The paper has a brief overview at the beginning.
概述。
Qǐng xiān dú yí xià zhè zhāng de gài shù.
Please first read the summary of this chapter.
概述。
Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men xiě yí gè guān yú zhè běn shū de gài shù.
The teacher asked us to write a summary about this book.

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