Other pronunciations:

大意

dà yì HSK 7-9NOUN

Adjective5 examples

careless; negligent; inattentive

我理解了文章的大意。

wǒ lǐjiěle wénzhāng de dàyì.

I understand the main idea of the article.

你能告诉我故事的大意吗？

nǐ néng gàosù wǒ gùshì de dàyì ma?

Can you tell me the gist of the story?

老师总结了课文的大意。

lǎoshī zǒngjiéle kèwén de dàyì.

The teacher summarized the main idea of the lesson.

每个段落都有大意。

měi gè duànluò dōu yǒu dàyì.

Each paragraph has a main idea.

千万不可粗心大意。

qiān wàn bù kě cū xīn dà yì

Must never on any account be negligent