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摘要
zhāiyào
Description
摘要是一篇文章或报告里最重要内容的简短说明。
An 摘要 is a brief statement of the most important content in an article or report.
读摘要以后，你很快就知道文章在说什么。
After reading the 摘要, you quickly understand what the article is about.
Meanings
摘要zhāiyào
summary; abstract of a text
请你先看这篇论文的摘要。
Please read the abstract of this paper first.
摘要zhāiyào
to summarize the main points
老师让我们摘要这本书的重点。
The teacher asked us to summarize the key points of this book.
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Notes
- Etymology
摘 'to pick out' + 要 'the essential', i.e. picking out the essentials.
- Nuance
often used for academic papers, reports, and documents rather than casual speech.
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