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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

泛指 [fànzhǐ]
  1. 1. make a general reference; be used in a general sense
    他的发言是泛指一般情况，不是针对某一个人的。
    His statement refers to people in general, not to anyone in particular.
    我说的是泛指，并没有特别针对某件事。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

泛指 [fànzhǐ]
  1. 1. 动 不是指具体的人或事,而是指某一种人或某一类事
    我的话是泛指有这种思想倾向的人,并不是具体指谁
  2. 2. 动 释词术语，当某一词的所指范围扩大时,用"泛指"指明扩大的词义。
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Examples

他的发言是泛指一般情况，不是针对某一个人的。
His statement refers to people in general, not to anyone in particular. → 泛指
我说的是泛指，并没有特别针对某件事。 → 泛指
我这是泛指, 决非故意针对你。
I was making a general reference, it was really not aimed at you on purpose. → 决非
神祇(泛指神)。 → 祇
泛指 → 泛
我的话是泛指有这种思想倾向的人,并不是具体指谁 → 泛指

Word Decomposition

泛
[fàn] 		+ 指
[zhǐ]

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