抽象 (chōu xiàng) — abstract (not concrete or specific)
Definition
As an adjective, 抽象 means 'abstract' — not concrete, hard to picture or grasp (opposite of 具体). 摘要 is the related HSK 7 noun meaning a written 'abstract' or summary of a document; the two are not interchangeable.
adjective
abstract (not concrete or specific)
Measure word · 种
Examples
- 抽象，。Zhè ge lǐ lùn tài chōu xiàng le, hěn nán lǐ jiě.This theory is too abstract to understand.
- 抽象，。Tā xǐ huan huà chōu xiàng huà, bù xǐ huan huà jù tǐ de dōng xī.He likes to paint abstract paintings, not concrete things.
- 抽象。Shù xué zhōng de chōu xiàng gài niàn xū yào màn màn tǐ huì.Abstract concepts in mathematics need to be gradually understood.
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