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title: "Gaikuo Meaning: 概括 (gàikuò) Means “to summarize”"
description: "概括 (gàikuò) means “to summarize; to generalize; brief; general”. Hear its tones, see what 概 and 括 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaikuo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 概括 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

概括 gàikuò

## to summarize; to generalize; brief; general

## Its characters

1. 概 gài general
2. 括 kuò to sum up (as in 概括)

## In a sentence

请用一句话概括这篇文章。 Please summarize this article in one sentence.

后世把这些**概括**为“书同文，车同轨”。

From [秦始皇是谁？ · Who was Qin Shi Huang?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/who-was-qin-shi-huang#library-word-423-425)

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## More words with 概 or 括

- [包括 bāokuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baokuo)
- [大概 dàgài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagai)
- [概率 gàilǜ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gailu)
- [概念 gàiniàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gainian)

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