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提纲 (tí gāng) — outline; synopsis; notes

Definition

提纲 is a written outline or key points for a speech, report, or plan — the framework you fill in with details. Compared to 大纲 and 纲要, it leans toward personal working notes; 轮廓 is a visual shape rather than a plan.

noun
outlinesynopsisnotes

Examples

  • 提纲。
    Xiě bào gào qián zuì hǎo xiān liè yí gè tí gāng.
    It's best to make an outline before writing a report.
  • 提纲。
    Zhè fèn tí gāng hái xū yào bǔ chōng yì xiē xì jié.
    This outline still needs some details added.
  • 提纲。
    Lǎo shī yāo qiú wǒ men xià zhōu yī jiāo tí gāng.
    The teacher requires us to submit the outline next Monday.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

提tílift
纲gāngmain cord

提 (lift) and 纲 (main cord) together suggest lifting the main cord to reveal the whole outline.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
是
是shì提tí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

Open 提 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 綱; 纲 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
岡
岡gāng綱gāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 綱 has 糸 (rope) beside 岡 as a sound part; the simplified 纲 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 纲 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 5Reading & Writing

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