Definition & Meaning

bring out the essential points; bring out the essential points; full of pith and point; give one a general idea of subject

Word usage

tí gāng qiè lǐng

提 纲 挈 领

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bring out the essential points; bring out the essential points; full of pith and point; give one a general idea of subject
- wǒ lái tí gāng qiè lǐng de tán tán
  我来提纲挈领地谈谈。
  I'll just touch briefly on the essentials.
- wǒ men xiàng wěi yuán huì tí gāng qiè lǐng de jiǎng le wǒ men de tí àn
  我们向委员会提纲挈领地讲了我们的提案。
  We outlined our proposals to the committee.
synonym
yī zhēn jiàn xiě一针见血 yī yǔ dào pò一语道破 gāng jǔ mù zhāng纲举目张 yào yán bù fán要言不烦 tí yào gōu xuán提要钩玄 qiè lǐng tí gāng挈领提纲 zhèn lǐng tí gāng振领提纲 tí gāng zhèn lǐng提纲振领 gāng xìng mù zhāng纲兴目张
antonym
bù dé yào lǐng不得要领

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"挈" cannot be pronounced as "qì" or "xiè".

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