Writing
摘要 (zhāi yào) — how to say "summary" in Chinese
摘要
Summary, abstract, to summarize
verb · noun
Character composition
摘
to pick, to select, to extract
要
to need, important, main point
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
襾
Cover
#146 · yà · 6 strokes
Collocations
写摘要
xiě zhāi yào
write an abstract
论文摘要
lùn wén zhāi yào
paper abstract
摘要内容
zhāi yào nèi róng
abstract content
Examples
请先阅读这份报告的摘要，了解主要内容。
Please read the summary of this report first to understand the main points.
这是文章的摘要。
This is the summary of the article.
Frequently asked questions
Summary meaning in Chinese
"summary" in Chinese is 摘要 (zhāi yào).
摘要 meaning in English
摘要 (zhāi yào) means "Summary, abstract, to summarize".
How is 摘要 pronounced?
It is pronounced zhāi yào (written as zhai yao, zhaiyao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "summary" in Chinese characters?
It is written 摘要: 摘 has 14 strokes, 要 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 摘要?
摘要 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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