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大概

dà gài · da gai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. roughly
  2. probably
  3. rough
  4. approximate
  5. about
  6. general idea
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In a conversation

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Meeting at the night market

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)大概(dàgài)几点(jǐdiǎn)到(dào)？

    About what time will you get here?

  2. Dengdeng

    大概(dàgài)六点(liùdiǎn)吧(ba)。路上(lùshang)可能(kěnéng)堵车(dǔchē)。

    About six. There may be a traffic jam on the road.

  3. Liangliang

    堵车(dǔchē)的话(dehuà)，大概(dàgài)要(yào)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    If there's a jam, about how long will it take?

  4. Dengdeng

    大概(dàgài)半(bàn)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)。我(wǒ)先(xiān)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

    About half an hour. I'll call you first.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每次(měicì)说(shuō)大概(dàgài)六点(liùdiǎn)，都是(dōushì)七点(qīdiǎn)到(dào)。

    Every time you say about six, you arrive at seven.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)医(yī)药(yào)费(fèi)我(wǒ)大(dà)概(gài)要(yào)付(fù)多(duō)少(shǎo)？

About how much will I have to pay for all the treatments?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

等(děng)到(dào)警(jǐng)察(chá)来(lái)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，天(tiān)大(dà)概(gài)也(yě)黑(hēi)了(le)吧(ba)。

It will be dark by the time the police come here.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

概
gài

(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically

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