概要 (gài yào) — summary, outline, essentials
Definition
概要 is a formal, written noun for a brief summary capturing the key points of a longer text or report. Unlike a 摘要 (zhāiyào), which highlights a paper's findings, 概要 focuses on the overall structure and essentials.
noun
summaryoutlineessentials
Examples
- 概要。Qǐng xiān kàn zhè běn shū de gài yào.Please read the summary of this book first.
- 概要。Huì yì gài yào míng tiān huì fā gěi dà jiā.The meeting outline will be distributed to everyone tomorrow.
- 概要。Tā xiě le yí fèn xiàng mù gài yào.He wrote a project summary.
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