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大意

dà yì

HSK 6 2-character word

What 大意 means

1. general idea
2. main idea

Other readings

大意 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• dà yicareless

The characters in 大意

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…

Example sentences

• 我承认我大意了。
  Wǒ chéngrèn wǒ dàyì le.
  I admit that I was careless.

Words containing 大意

• 粗心大意cū xīn dà yìnegligent; careless; inadvertent
• 疏忽大意shū hu dà yìoversight; negligence; careless

Sounds the same

Read dà yì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 大义righteousness; virtuous cause; a woman's marriage
• 大邑see 大邑县