treat indiscriminately; generalize
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to treat (different things) as the same; to lump together; to generalize
formalMost commonly used in the negative form '不能一概而论' or '不可一概而论' to emphasize the need for differentiated treatment or analysis. It warns against oversimplification.
Měi每
gè个
xué学
sheng生
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
dōu都
bù不
tóng同
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
yī一
gài概
ér而
lùn论
。
Each student's situation is different; we cannot treat them all the same.
Duì对
yú于
zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
lì历
shǐ史
shì事
jiàn件
，
wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
jù具
tǐ体
fēn分
xī析
，
bù不
kě可
yī一
gài概
ér而
lùn论
。
Regarding these two historical events, we should analyze them specifically and not lump them together.
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Zhè这
liǎng两
zhǒng种
yào药
wù物
de的
fù副
zuò作
yòng用
chā差
yì异
hěn很
dà大
，
bù不
néng能
yī一
gài概
ér而
lùn论
。
The side effects of these two drugs are very different; they cannot be generalized.