No. 2,780 in Chinese
大意
Carelessness; gist.
In a sentence
他在比赛中因大意而输了。
He lost the competition due to negligence.
In this sentence, '大意' is used to mean 'negligence or carelessness' in actions, resulting in a negative consequence.
这段文章的大意是讲述环境保护的重要性。
The main idea of this article discusses the importance of environmental protection.
Here, '大意' indicates the 'main idea' or 'general content' of a piece of writing or discourse.
你对我的话误解了，我的大意是想表达感谢。
You misunderstood my words; my main intent was to express gratitude.
In this case, '大意' refers to the speaker's 'main intent' or 'underlying meaning' behind their expression.
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