归纳

歸納

guīnà

verb HSK 7 #39,015

Meanings

1 to summarize
2 to induce
3 to conclude by induction

Characters

to return; to collect

to take in; to include

To collect and include into categories.

Examples

请把要点归纳一下。

Qǐng bǎ yàodiǎn guīnà yīxià.

Please summarize the key points.

归纳起来，主要有三个方面。

Guīnà qǐlái, zhǔyào yǒu sān gè fāngmiàn.

To summarize, there are mainly three aspects.

他善于归纳总结经验。

Tā shànyú guīnà zǒngjié jīngyàn.

He is good at summarizing and distilling experience.

Tips

usage

归纳 specifically means inductive reasoning (from specific to general), as opposed to 演绎 (deductive reasoning, from general to specific). Also commonly used to mean "summarize."

grammar

Often used with 起来: 归纳起来 = to sum up. Can also take an object: 归纳要点 (summarize key points).

Stroke Order

归 guī

纳 nà