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大概

dà gài

HSK 4 2-character word

What 大概 means

1. roughly
2. probably
3. rough
4. approximate
5. about
6. general idea

The characters in 大概

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 概gài(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically…

Example sentences

• 我大概懂了。
  I sort of understand.
• 她大概不会来了。
  It isn't likely that she will come.
• 下午大概天转晴。
  The sky will probably turn clear in the afternoon.
• 大概三平方英里。
  It's about three square miles.
• 我想他大概60岁
  I think he's about 60 years old.
• 我大概五点到这里。
  I arrived here about five o'clock.