大
体

In general in Chinese: 大体 (dà tǐ)

dà tǐ

in general

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 大體1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole
  2. 2overall situation; the big picture
  3. 3cadaver for dissection in training medical students

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大
体

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄚˋ

dà

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄧˇ

tǐ

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

大体

Simplified

大體

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这两个方法大体相同。

    zhè liǎng gè fāng fǎ dà tǐ xiāng tóng。

    These two methods are basically the same.

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Related words

大

dà

big

大家

dà jiā

everyone

身体

shēn tǐ

the body

体育

tǐ yù

sports

大夫

dài fu

doctor

大概

dà gài

roughly

大约

dà yuē

approximately

扩大

kuò dà

to expand

大方

dà fāng

expert

大象

dà xiàng

elephant

大型

dà xíng

large

固体

gù tǐ

solid

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