HSK 7–9 · noun · adjective · Practice

大意

dàyì / dàyi

main idea; general meaning

1

main idea; general meaning

请你说说这篇文章的大意。

Qǐng nǐ shuō shuō zhè piān wénzhāng de dàyì。

Please tell us the main idea of this article.

2

careless; negligent

他太大意了,把钥匙忘在家里。

Tā tài dàyile, bǎ yàoshi wàng zài jiā lǐ。

He was too careless and left his keys at home.

他太粗心大意,常常忘记带钥匙。

Tā tài cūxīn-dàyì, chángcháng wàngjì dài yàoshi。

He is too careless and often forgets to bring his keys.