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Outline in Chinese

outline · HSK 7–9

大纲 dà gāng

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  1. 大 dà big
  2. 纲 gāng key point

老师给我们发了课程大纲。 The teacher handed out the course syllabus.

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Outline in Chinese is 大纲 (dà gāng). You can also say 纲要 (gāng yào), 勾勒 (gōu lè), 轮廓 (lún kuò), 提纲 (tí gāng).

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