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Hanzi

綱 / 纲

Traditional
綱
Simplified
纲

head rope of a fishing net/guiding principle/key link/class (taxonomy)/outline/program

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

gāng

Bopomofo

ㄍㄤ

Jyutping

gong1

Example sentences

大綱 / 大纲 dàgāng
寫作前先擬好大綱。
写作前先拟好大纲。

Draw up an outline before writing.

提綱 / 提纲 tígāng
老師先用幾分鐘說明報告提綱，讓大家知道接下來的重點。
老师先用几分钟说明报告提纲，让大家知道接下来的重点。

The teacher first spent a few minutes explaining the outline of the report so everyone knew what to expect next.

綱 / 纲 gāng
在生物分類裡，綱在門和目之間。
在生物分类里，纲在门和目之间。

In biological classification, a class is between a phylum and an order.

綱要 / 纲要 gāngyào
寫作論文前應先擬訂大體綱要。
写作论文前应先拟订大体纲要。

Before writing a thesis, one should first draft a general outline.

綱領 / 纲领 gānglǐng
這是政黨的基本行動綱領。
这是政党的基本行动纲领。

This is the basic action program of the political party.

Example Vocabulary

大綱

da4'gang1

outline; synopsis; main points

提綱

ti2'gang1

outline; framework summarizing the main points of a report, speech, or text

綱

gang1

main rope; outline or guiding principle; taxonomic class

綱要

gang1'yao4

outline; essentials; compendium

綱領

gang1'ling3

program; guiding principles; platform

黨綱

dang3'gang1

三綱五常

san1'gang1'wu3'chang2

亞綱

哺乳綱

提綱挈領

ti2'gang1'qie4'ling3

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