HSK 5 · Verbs

概括 gàikuò “to summarise” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 概括 means

  1. to summarise
  2. to sum up
  3. in broad outline
  4. to generalise
  5. briefly

How to say 概括

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale概gài4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale括kuò4th tone, falling

概括 in a sentence

  1. 请用一句话概括这篇文章的主要内容。

    Qǐng yòng yí jù huà gàikuò zhè piān wénzhāng de zhǔyào nèiróng.

    Please sum up the main idea of this article in one sentence.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他概括得很清楚。

    Tā gàikuò de hěn qīngchu.

    He summed it up very clearly.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 概括 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 概 (gài) with each of its parts in a different colour
概gàigeneral; approximate
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 既already · jìSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 既 (jì) hints at the sound. Compare it with gài.

The character 括 (kuò) with each of its parts in a different colour
括kuòto tie up; to tighten up
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 舌tongue · shéSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 舌 (shé) hints at the sound. Compare it with kuò.

How to write 概括

概 13 strokes · 括 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

概括 (gàikuò) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 概括 (gàikuò). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 概括

Words with 概

大概dàgài · roughly概念gàiniàn · concept气概qìgài · spirit

Words with 括

包括bāokuò · to comprise

More words: Thinking & Talking

分析fēnxī · to analyse讽刺fěngcì · to satirise否定fǒudìng · to negate否认fǒurèn · to declare to be untrue感受gǎnshòu · to feel感想gǎnxiǎng · impressions告别gàobié · to say goodbye公布gōngbù · to announce

FAQs

概括 (gàikuò) means “to summarise” or “to sum up”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it gàikuò: gài with a 4th tone, then kuò with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 概括 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type gaikuo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 概括 from the suggestions. Typing gaikuo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
概括 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.