以偏概全

yǐ piān gài quán

Dictionary entry

(lit.) to take a part for the whole

What does 以偏概全 mean?

以偏概全 (yǐ piān gài quán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) to take a part for the whole

2to generalize

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以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]偏piānto lean · to slant 概gài(bound form) general; approximate · without exception; categorically 全Quánsurname Quan

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以偏概全

yǐ piān gài quán

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