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提要

tí yào · ti yao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. summary
  2. abstract
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Just read the summary

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)太(tài)厚(hòu)了(le)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)看(kàn)提要(tíyào)。

    This book is too thick. I'll read the summary first.

  2. Dengdeng

    提要(tíyào)里(lǐ)写(xiě)了(le)什么(shénme)？

    What does the summary say?

  3. Liangliang

    一个(yīgè)人(rén)到(dào)北京(běijīng)工作(gōngzuò)，最后(zuìhòu)成(chéng)了(le)老师(lǎoshī)。

    A man comes to Beijing to work and ends up a teacher.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)把(bǎ)结局(jiéjú)都(dōu)说(shuō)了(le)，我(wǒ)不用(bùyòng)看(kàn)了(le)！

    You told me the ending! I don't need to read it now.

  5. Liangliang

    是(shì)提要(tíyào)不(bù)好(hǎo)，它(tā)说(shuō)得(de)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)。

    The summary is bad. It says too much.

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In a sentence

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01

请(qǐng)先(xiān)看(kàn)每(měi)章(zhāng)前(qián)面(miàn)的(de)内(nèi)容(róng)提(tí)要(yào)。

Please first read the content summary at the beginning of each chapter.

02

这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)的(de)提(tí)要(yào)写(xiě)得(de)很(hěn)清(qīng)楚(chu)。

The summary of this book is written very clearly.

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