提纲

提綱

tígāng

noun HSK 7-9 #31,347

Measure Word

一份提纲 fèn

Meanings

1 outline
2 synopsis
3 summary

Characters

to lift; to raise

main rope of a net; key principle

Examples

HSK 4

请先写一份提纲。

Qǐng xiān xiě yī fèn tígāng.

Please write an outline first.

HSK 5

他按照提纲做了演讲。

Tā ànzhào tígāng zuò le yǎnjiǎng.

He gave the speech according to the outline.

HSK 6

这篇文章的提纲很清晰。

Zhè piān wénzhāng de tígāng hěn qīngxī.

The outline of this article is very clear.

Tips

memory

提 (tí) means 'to lift/raise' and 纲 (gāng) is the main rope of a fishing net - together: 'lifting the master rope', i.e. the framework that pulls the whole structure into shape. A perfect mental image for 'outline'.

Stroke Order

提 tí

纲 gāng