大 意

dàyì

“General idea” in Chinese is 大意 (dàyì).

Meaning

general idea
main idea
careless

Example

我承认我大意了。

I admit I was careless.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

dàHSK 13 strokesbig; large; great yìHSK 213 strokesidea; thought; meaning; sense

More HSK 7-9 words

混淆hùnxiáoto obscureHSK 7-9 天分tiānfènnatural giftHSK 7-9 飞速fēisùswiftHSK 7-9 收复shōufùto recover (lost territory etc)HSK 7-9 照明zhàomínglightingHSK 7-9 无微不至wúwēi-bùzhìin every possible way (idiom); meticulousHSK 7-9 落差luòchādrop in elevationHSK 7-9 恰巧qiàqiǎoby chance; as chance would have itHSK 7-9 亮点liàngdiǎnhighlightHSK 7-9 内需nèixūdomestic demandHSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 大衣 (dàyī, overcoat)