Definition & Meaning

1.outline; sketch

2.compendium; (usually used in book titles) essentials

Word usage

gāng yào

纲 要

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1
n.outline; sketch
- tā bǎ jiàn yì xiě chéng gāng yào zhǔn bèi zài huì yì shang tí chū tǎo lùn
  他把建议写成纲要，准备在会议上提出讨论。
  He made an outline of the opinions and prepared to present it at the meeting.
- xiě zuò zhī qián yào xiān xiě gāng yào
  写作之前要先写纲要。
  Make an outline before you write an essay.
synonym
gāng lǐng纲领 dà gāng大纲 tí yào提要 tí gāng提纲 gài yào概要
2
n.compendium; (usually used in book titles) essentials
- nóng yè fā zhǎn gāng yào
  农业发展纲要
  essentials of agricultural development
- wù lǐ xué gāng yào
  《物理学纲要》
  A Compendium of Physics
- yǔ yán xué gāng yào
  《语言学纲要》
  Essentials of Linguistics
synonym
zhāi yào摘要 tí yào提要 gài yào概要

Word usage

common measure word
"纲要" is often matched with measure word "份".
- 一份纲要
  one copy of the program

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