yǐ piān gài quán
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  • derogtake a part for the whole; generalize

    • bù yào zhuā zhù yī gè rén de quē diǎn yǐ piān gài quán quán pán fǒu dìng

      不要抓住缺点以偏概全全盘否定

      We should not judge a person as totally worthless on the basis of his shortcomings.

    • duì jìn huà xīn lǐ xué de zhè yī pī píng guò yú yǐ piān gài quán le

      进化心理学批评过于以偏概全

      This is a rather too sweeping indictment of the field of evolutionary psychology.

Word usage

  • Note
    "概" cannot be written as "盖".