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一概而论

yī gài ér lùn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 一概而論

一概而论 (yī gài ér lùn) means "to lump different matters together (idiom)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 一概而论 means

1. to lump different matters together (idiom)

The characters in 一概而论

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 概gài(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically…
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 论lùnopinion; view; theory

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."

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