more or less; by and large; cardinal principle (adv.)
HSK 6
Traditional
大體
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他只是大体了解了这个问题的复杂性。 tā zhǐshì dàtǐ liǎojiěle zhège wèntí de fùzáxìng. - He only has a general understanding of the complexity of this issue.
这是我对他的大体印象。 zhè shì wǒ duì tā de dàtǐ yìnxiàng. - This is my general impression of him.
他大体知道了解决这个问题的步骤。 tā dàtǐ zhīdàole jiějué zhège wèntí de bùzhòu. - He roughly knows the steps to solve this problem.
我大体理解了你的意思，但还有一些疑问。 wǒ dàtǐ lǐjiěle nǐ de yìsi, dàn hái yǒu yīxiē yíwèn. - I roughly understand what you mean, but I still have some questions.
这是对这个问题的大体解决方案。 zhè shì duì zhè ge wèntí de dàtǐ jiějué fāng'àn. - This is a general solution to this problem.
Characters
大 dà - big | HSK 1
体 tǐ - body; part of the body; mass; shape, state (of a substance); system; style; experience personally; put oneself in other's position |