HSK 3 · Modal & Attitude

大概

dà gài

probably; roughly

Stroke order of 大概

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

大 · 3 strokes概 · 13 strokes

Memory trick

A tree 木 measured by 既 in 概, with big 大: a big-picture outline.

Parts: 大 big + 概 general (木 + 既)

The characters in 大概

大 dà — big; large (3 strokes)

Example sentence

大概有一百个人。

There are roughly a hundred people.

Words with 大

大学university 大学生college student 大big; large 不大not very; not often 大人adult; grown-up 大家everyone 长大to grow up 大自然nature 大海sea; ocean 大声loudly 大门main gate 大衣overcoat 大部分most; the greater part 大多数the vast majority 大量a large amount 大小size 大大greatly 大夫doctor

Words with 概

More words: Modal & Attitude

当然of course 其实actually 确实indeed; really 果然as expected; sure enough 到底after all; on earth 反正anyway 难道could it be that 千万be sure to; ten million 恐怕I'm afraid; perhaps 就是exactly; just 只是only; merely; but 只有only; only if 只好to have no choice but to 不得不to have to 不必need not

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