大概

dàgài

adverb HSK 3 #671

Meanings

1 roughly
2 probably
3 approximate

Characters

big; large; general

general; approximate

In broad terms - roughly.

Examples

HSK 1

大概要两个小时。

Dàgài yào liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

It takes roughly two hours.

HSK 1

他大概不会来了。

Tā dàgài bú huì lái le.

He probably won't come.

HSK 4

你大概了解情况了吗？

Nǐ dàgài liǎojiě qíngkuàng le ma?

Do you roughly understand the situation?

Tips

usage

大概 (probably/roughly) implies estimation. Compare with 大约 (approximately) which is more specifically about numbers, and 可能 (maybe) which expresses pure possibility.

Stroke Order

大 dà

概 gài