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一概

yī gài

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

一概 (yī gài) means "all; without any exceptions; categorically". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 一概 means

1. all
2. without any exceptions
3. categorically

The characters in 一概

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 概gài(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically…

Example sentences

• 「只有傻子才会相信这种一概而论的说法。」「你这句话其实也是一种一概而论的说法。」「唉，我知道啦。」
  "Only a moron truly believes in blanket statements like this." "That's actually a blanket statement too." "Ha, I know."

Words starting with 一概

• 一概而论yī gài ér lùnto lump different matters together (idiom)

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