gāi

赅

Character · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional賅

include; complete

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to include; to cover; to encompass

literary

Used in formal or literary contexts to indicate comprehensiveness or that something covers many things at once.

Tā他
de的
bào报
gào告
jǔ举
yī一
gāi赅
bǎi百
 ,
bǎ把
wèn问
tí题
dōu都
jiǎng讲
qīng清
chu楚
le了
 。

His report, by covering one point thoroughly, encompassed all the issues.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
fāng方
fǎ法
yǐ以
piān偏
gāi赅
quán全
 ,
jié结
lùn论
bù不
kě可
kào靠
 。

This method makes sweeping generalizations from a partial view, so its conclusion is unreliable.

Show 1 more example
Tā他
de的
lùn论
shù述
nèi内
róng容
gāi赅
bó博
 ,
lìng令
rén人
pèi佩
fu服
 。

His discussion is comprehensive and profound, which is admirable.

2.

adjective

complete; comprehensive; exhaustive

literary

Describes something that is thorough and leaves nothing out.

Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
yán言
jiǎn简
yì意
gāi赅
 ,
xiě写
dé得
hěn很
hǎo好
 。

This article is concise and comprehensive; it's very well written.

Tā他
zuò做
le了
gāi赅
bèi备
de的
diào调
chá查
 ,
jié结
lùn论
hěn很
yǒu有
shuō说
fú服
lì力
 。

He conducted an exhaustive investigation, so his conclusion is very persuasive.

Show 1 more example
Zhè这
fèn份
zī资
liào料
gāi赅
quán全
 ,
zú足
gòu够
wǒ我
men们
cān参
kǎo考
le了
 。

This material is comprehensive enough for our reference.