纲要 (gāng yào) — outline; essential points
Definition
纲要 is a formal, written outline of a plan, document, or subject — broader in scope than 提纲 (a working outline) and more concrete than 纲领 (guiding principles). Often used for published outlines like a course 纲要 or policy 纲要.
noun
outlineessential points
Examples
- 纲要。Zhè fèn wén jiàn shì yí fèn zhèng cè gāng yào.This document is a policy outline.
- 纲要。Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men xiān xiě yí gè kè chéng gāng yào.The teacher asked us to first write a course outline.
- 纲要。Jīng jì gāng yào bāo kuò le xǔ duō zhòng yào nèi róng.The economic outline includes many important points.
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