general idea; main points (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
大意 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他没有听清楚我的话，大意了我的意思。 tā méiyǒu tīng qīngchǔ wǒ de huà, dàyìle wǒ de yìsi. - He didn't hear my words clearly and misunderstood my meaning.
她只看了几页书，对整本书的大意已经了解了。 tā zhǐ kànle jǐ yè shū, duì zhěng běn shū de dàyì yǐjīng liǎojiěle. - She only read a few pages of the book but already grasped the main idea of the whole book.
这篇文章的大意是关于环境保护的重要性。 zhè piān wénzhāng de dàyì shì guānyú huánjìng bǎohù de zhòngyào xìng. - The main idea of this article is about the importance of environmental protection.
请你简单地告诉我这段话的大意。 qǐng nǐ jiǎndān de gàosù wǒ zhè duàn huà de dàyì. - Could you briefly tell me the main idea of this passage?
他们在讨论中忽略了这个问题的大意。 tāmen zài tǎolùn zhōng hūlüèle zhège wèntí de dàyì. - They overlooked the main point of the issue during the discussion.
Characters
大 dà - big | HSK 1
意 yì - meaning; intention, wish; to expect |