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大概 dàgài — probably, roughly, approximately

dàgài (fourth tone, falling)da4gai4

probably, roughly, approximately

HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)adverbadjective
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Meanings

  1. probably, roughly, approximately

    大, big, general, and 概, an outline — together, the broad shape of an answer rather than its exact edge. Before a number it estimates, 大概三百人, roughly three hundred people; before a whole sentence it hedges the speaker’s certainty, 他大概不知道, he probably doesn’t know.

    adverb

  2. rough, approximate; a rough idea

    adjective

Character breakdown

  • 大
    dà (fourth tone, falling) dài (fourth tone, falling)

    big, large; (of age) old; greatly, very; (dài) only in 大夫 dàifu, a doctor

    3 strokesRadical 大

Example sentences

  • 这个班大概有三十个学生。這個班大概有三十個學生。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) bān (first tone, high and level) dàgài (fourth tone, falling) yǒu (third tone, dipping) sānshí (first tone, high and level) ge (neutral tone) xuésheng. (second tone, rising)···

    This class has roughly thirty students.

  • 我不知道他大概什么时候回来。我不知道他大概什麼時候回來。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) bù (fourth tone, falling) zhīdào (first tone, high and level) tā (first tone, high and level) dàgài (fourth tone, falling) shénme (second tone, rising) shíhou (second tone, rising) huílái. (second tone, rising)···

    I don’t know roughly when he’ll be back.

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