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概要

gài yào

2-character word

What 概要 means

1. outline

The characters in 概要

• 概gài(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically…
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should

Example sentences

• 下面是总统讲话的概要。
  Xiàmiàn shì zǒngtǒng jiǎnghuà de gàiyào.
  The following is a summary of the President's speech.
• 所有的医药费我大概要付多少？
  About how much will I have to pay for all the treatments?
• 广场东边有一家电影院，从这儿到大概要走十分钟。
  Guǎngchǎng dōngbian yǒu yījiā diànyǐngyuàn, cóng zhèr dào dàgài yào zǒu shí fēnzhōng.
  There's a movie theatre on the east side of the plaza, about ten minutes walk from here.