概 (koi3) — manner; air; bearing; style in Cantonese
koi˗₃概Mandarin Pinyin: gai4
Meaning of 概
nounmanner; air; bearing; style
nounwithout exception; categorically
nounbroad outline; general idea
Example Sentences with 概
漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
daap˗₃搭deiˍ₆地tit˗₃鐵jauˎ₄由saiˉ¹西waanˉ¹灣hoˊ²河dou˗₃到tungˎ₄銅loˎ₄鑼waanˎ₄灣ziˊ²只seoiˉ¹需daaiˍ₆大koi˗₃概jiˍ₆二sapˍ₆十fanˉ¹分zungˉ¹鐘ge˗₃嘅ceˉ¹車cingˎ₄程。
It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).
daaiˍ₆大koi˗₃概baat˗₃八gauˊ²九dimˊ²點
Around eight or nine o'clock.
ngoˏ₅我mˎ₄唔mingˎ₄明niˉ¹呢go˗₃個goi˗₃概nim6,念，taai˗₃太cong˗₃抽zo6.象。
I don't understand this concept, it's too abstract.
keoiˏ₅佢daaiˍ₆大koi˗₃概geoi6/zou2/fu2/nan4/min6午dou3.前到。
He/She will arrive around noon.
Words Containing 概
一概而論jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6
treat different matters the same; lump different matters together; stereotype
概括koi3 kut3
to summarise; to generalise; briefly; generally
概況koi3 fong3
general situation; summary
大概daai6 koi3/2
approximately
基本概念gei1 bun2 koi3 nim6
basic concept
一概jat1 koi3
all without exception
抽象概念cau1 zoeng6 koi3 nim6
abstract concept; abstract idea; abstraction
氣概hei3 koi3
lofty quality; mettle; spirit
人工概念jan4 gung1 koi3 nim6
artificial concept
概述koi3 seot6
summary; brief summary; sketch; bird's eye view; to summarize; to outline; to sum up
概覽koi3 laam5
outline
概率koi3 leot2
probability
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