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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

大体 [dàtǐ]
  1. 1. noun fundamental principle
  2. 2. adverb more or less
    两国意见大体一致。
    The opinions of the two countries are more or less the same.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

大体 [dàtǐ]
  1. 1. cardinal principle; general interest
    大体,顾大局
    have the cardinal principles in mind and take the overall situation into account
  2. 2. roughly; more or less; on the whole; by and large; approximately
    收支大体平衡。
    Income and expenditure roughly balance.
    大体相同
    more or less alike; about the same
  3. 3. adjective fair; approximate

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

大体 [dàtǐ]
  1. 1. 从整体着眼的大道理;有关大局的道理
    大体,顾大局
  2. 2. 大致
    他说的情况大体与实际相符

Examples

大体相同
more or less alike; about the same
无伤大体
not matter much
他是个识大体的人,从不做损人利己的事情。
He is a person who is always considering the general interest, never benefiting himself at others' expense.
这一点小失误无伤大体,只是下次要注意了。
This lapses is okay, but you must pay attention to it next time.
学天文的应该对总星系有个大体的认识。
People majoring in astronomy should have a general view of the metagalaxy.
工作大体做完了,明日谁来扫尾?
The work is pretty much finished. Who's going to come in tomorrow to wind things up?
大体,顾大局。

Collocations

大体情况
general situation
大体持平
almost the same
大体一致
more or less the same
大体
in general
大体
understand the basic principles

Word Decomposition


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