How to Say ‘About’ in Simplified Chinese
大概
dà gài
[dàgài]
💬 Usage Tip: [大概] softens numbers to mean "about" or "roughly," which is handy when you are not giving a final headcount. You can use it before verbs too: [大概有十个人].
Phrase Breakdown
大概
dà gài
[dàgài]
approximately
Used to make an educated guess about quantity.
他大概有三十岁。
He is approximately thirty years old.
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