大概 dàgài▶ Probablemente

Stroke order

大概 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 大 — 3 strokes
• 概 — 13 strokes

Senses

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

Example sentences

• 他大概八点到。Tā dàgài bā diǎn dào.He will probably arrive at eight.
• 我大概知道这件事。Wǒ dàgài zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.I roughly know about this matter.

Related words

• 大夫Médico; Doctor
• 大约sobre; acerca de
• 大使馆Embajada
• 伟大grande, genial
• 大厦Edificio grande
• 大型grande

大概 is pronounced dàgài and means “Probablemente”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 大概 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.