概要

gàiyào
noun #24,494

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 outline
  2. 2 summary
  3. 3 synopsis
  4. 4 overview

Examples

Qǐng xiān kàn yīxià zhè fèn xiàngmù gàiyào.
Please take a look at this project overview first.
Huìyì kāishǐ qián, tā gěi dàjiā zuò le yī gè jiǎnduǎn de gàiyào jièshào.
Before the meeting started, he gave everyone a brief summary introduction.

Tips

usage
概要 is more formal than 摘要 (abstract/extract) and 总结 (conclusion/summary). 概要 typically appears at the beginning of a document to preview its contents; 总结 appears at the end to draw conclusions.

Stroke Order

gài
yào