概

gài

generally, approximately

How to write 概, stroke by stroke

(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically; (bound form) bearing; deportment; old variant of 概

Pictophonetic: semantic 木 (tree), phonetic 既

Made of 木 + 既

大概dà gàiroughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea
概念gài niànconcept; idea
概率gài lǜprobability (math.)
气概qì gàilofty quality; mettle; spirit
概括gài kuòto summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline
一概yī gàiall; without any exceptions; categorically
概型gài xíng(math.) a scheme
概形gài xíngscheme (in algebraic geometry)
概念化gài niàn huàconceptualization
概数gài shùapproximate number; imprecise indication of quantity (e.g. 十几, 两三百, 一千多)
概况gài kuànggeneral situation; summary
概测法gài cè fǎrough-and-ready method; rule of thumb

我想他大概不会来。
wǒ xiǎng tā dà gài bú huì lái 。
I should say he won't come.
关于这个我几乎没什么概念。
guān yú zhè ge wǒ jī hū méi shén me gài niàn 。
I know almost nothing about it.
大概会花多少时间？
dà gài huì huā duō shǎo shí jiān ？
About how long will it take?
耶诞节下雪的概率有多大呢？
yē dàn jié xià xuě de gài lǜ yǒu duō dà ne ？
What are the chances that we'll have a white Christmas?
下面是总统讲话的概要。
xià miàn shì zǒng tǒng jiǎng huà de gài yào 。
The following is a summary of the President's speech.