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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    adv.chiefly; generally; on the whole; in the main

    • tā men liǎng jiā de qíng kuàng dà zhì xiāng tóng

      他们情况大致相同

      The circumstances of the two families are generally the same.

    • wèn tí dà zhì fēn chéng liǎng lèi

      问题大致分成

      The problems generally fall into two categories.

    • tā de xù shù dà zhì zhǔn què

      叙述大致准确

      Her account was generally accurate.

  • 2

    adv.about; more or less; approximately; roughly

    • fèi yòng de dà zhì gū jì

      费用大致估计

      approximate estimate of the cost

    • kàn kàn tài yáng dà zhì shì shí yī diǎn

      太阳大致

      Judging by the sun, it's about 11 a.m.

    • dà zhì cāi cè

      大致猜测

      rough guess

Word usage

  • Note
    "大致" is different from "大概". When used as an adverb, "大概" indicates estimation, which is used to estimate both the quantity and the situation; "大致" indicates rough calculation, and is generally used to estimate the quantity.