以偏概全 (yǐ piān gài quán) — (idiom) to take a part for the whole, to make a hasty generalization

Definizione

An idiom meaning to judge an entire group based on a small, unrepresentative sample — a hasty, unfair generalization. Use it when criticizing someone's logic or argument for being too sweeping.

idiom
to take a part for the wholeto make a hasty generalization

Esempi

  • 以偏概全
    Bù néng yīn wèi gè bié rén de xíng wéi jiù yǐ piān gài quán, pī píng zhěng gè qún tǐ.
    You shouldn't criticize an entire group just because of a few individuals' behavior — that's taking a part for the whole.
  • 以偏概全
    Tā de jié lùn shì jī yú jǐ gè shù jù yǐ piān gài quán dé chū de, bú gòu yán jǐn.
    His conclusion was reached by overgeneralizing from just a few data points — it's not rigorous enough.
  • 以偏概全
    Hěn duō rén duì zhōng guó wén huà yǒu yǐ piān gài quán de wù jiě, qí shí bù tóng dì qū chā yì hěn dà.
    Many people have a 'part-for-the-whole' misunderstanding of Chinese culture; in fact, different regions vary greatly.

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