赅 (gāi) - Complete, comprehensive & to include all

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gāi ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical: 贝

枫惠

赅 · gāi

Complete, comprehensive;

to include all;

sufficient.

Complete, comprehensiveto include allsufficient.

Usage highlights

Comprehensive and conciseComplete and detailedExtensive knowledgeSummarize comprehensivelyComplete meaningComprehensive annotation

Synonyms

  • 全— complete, whole
  • 备— complete, prepared
  • 完— complete, finished

Antonyms

  • 缺— deficient, lacking
  • 残— incomplete,残缺

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The book is comprehensive and detailed (言简意赅).
  • The report covers all aspects (内容赅备).
  • His knowledge is encyclopedic (学识赅博).
  • The summary is concise yet comprehensive (赅括).

Collocations

  • Comprehensive and concise(言简意赅)
  • Complete and detailed(赅备)
  • Extensive knowledge(赅博)
  • Summarize comprehensively(赅括)
  • Complete meaning(赅义)
  • Comprehensive annotation(赅注)

Idioms

  • Concise and comprehensive(言简意赅)
  • All-encompassing(赅而存焉)
  • Complete and thorough(赅备无遗)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used in literary and academic contexts to describe thoroughness and completeness.
  • Commonly appears in classical Chinese texts and modern scholarly writing.
  • Frequently used in the idiom 言简意赅 to praise writing that is both concise and comprehensive.

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