梗概 (gěng gài) — outline; gist

Definition

Examples

• 这个故事的梗概很简单。
  Zhè ge gù shi de gěng gài hěn jiǎn dān.
  The outline of this story is very simple.
• 请你先说一下文章的梗概。
  Qǐng nǐ xiān shuō yí xià wén zhāng de gěng gài.
  Please first give the gist of the article.
• 他只用几分钟就讲完了电影的梗概。
  Tā zhǐ yòng jǐ fēn zhōng jiù jiǎng wán le diàn yǐng de gěng gài.
  He finished telling the movie outline in just a few minutes.