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Jyutping cau1 zoeng6
Pinyin chōu xiàng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. abstract
  2. abstraction
  3. CL:種|种[zhong3]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    從眾​多​嘅​事物​中​抽取​出​共同​嘅​、​本質​性​嘅​特​徵​,​而​捨​棄​啲​非本​質​嘅​特​徵​;​唔​具體
    abstract, not concrete
    • 抽象畫
      抽象画
      cau1 zoeng6 waa2
      abstract painting
    • 你講得太抽象喇,我唔係咁聽得明。
      你讲得太抽象喇,我唔系咁听得明。
      nei5 gong2 dak1 taai3 cau1 zoeng6 laa3, ngo5 m4 hai6 gam3 teng1 dak1 ming4.
      What you said is too abstract, I don't really understand.
  2. 反義詞
    具體
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    abstract (not specific)
    (syn.) 空洞
    • 抽象事物
      抽象事物
      chōu xiàng shì wù
      abstract thing
    • 抽象概念
      抽象概念
      chōu xiàng gài niàn
      abstract concept
    • 抽象思維
      抽象思维
      chōu xiàng sī wéi
      abstract thought
  2. verb
    to form a general idea from particular circumstances; to abstract
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #512
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    对他来说,「肚子饿」是个抽象的概念,因为他从来就没有饿过。
    對他來說,「肚子餓」是個抽象的概念,因為他從來就沒有餓過。
    duì tā lái shuō ,「 dù zi è 」 shì gè chōu xiàng de gài niàn , yīn wèi tā cóng lái jiù méi yǒu è guò 。
    • To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he always had enough to eat.
  2. Mandarin
    一些抽象艺术是很难理解的。
    一些抽象藝術是很難理解的。
    yī xiē chōu xiàng yì shù shì hěn nán lǐ jiě de 。
    • Some abstract art is difficult to understand.
  3. Mandarin
    尼采认为,哲学家应该少一点自命不凡,多关注人的价值问题,而不是抽象的体系。
    尼采認為,哲學家應該少一點自命不凡,多關注人的價值問題,而不是抽象的體系。
    ní cǎi rèn wéi , zhé xué jiā yīng gāi shǎo yì diǎn zì mìng bù fán , duō guān zhù rén de jià zhí wèn tí , ér bú shi chōu xiàng de tǐ xì 。
    • Nietzsche believes philosophers should stop riding their high horse and focus more on people's differences in values, instead of abstract systems.
  4. Mandarin
    这个描述太抽象了。
    這個描述太抽象了。
    zhè ge miáo shù tài chōu xiàng le 。
    • This description is too abstract.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    对佢嚟讲,「肚饿」系一个抽象嘅概念,因为佢根本就无试过肚饿。
    對佢嚟講,「肚餓」係一個抽象嘅概念,因為佢根本就無試過肚餓。
    deoi3 keoi5 lai4 gong2 , 「 tou5 ngo6 」 hai6 jat1 go3 cau1 zoeng6 ge3 koi3 nim6 , jan1 wai4 keoi5 gan1 bun2 zau6 mou4 si3 gwo3 tou5 ngo6 。
    • To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he always had enough to eat.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢仿照毕加索嘅风格画咗呢幅抽象画。
    佢仿照畢加索嘅風格畫咗呢幅抽象畫。
    keoi5 fong2 ziu3 bat1 gaa1 sok3 ge3 fung1 gaak3 waak6 zo2 ni1 fuk1 cau1 zoeng6 waa2
    • He imitates the style of Picasso in producing this abstract painting.
  2. Cantonese
    你呢幅画又唔系写实,又唔系抽象,不伦不类。
    你呢幅畫又唔係寫實,又唔係抽象,不倫不類。
    nei5 ni1 fuk1 waa2 jau6 m4 hai6 se2 sat6, jau6 m4 hai6 cau1 zoeng6, bat1 leon4 bat1 leoi6.
    • This picture looks neither realistic nor abstract; I don't quite know what this is.
  3. Cantonese
    抽象画
    抽象畫
    cau1 zoeng6 waa2
    • abstract painting
  4. Cantonese
    你讲得太抽象喇,我唔系咁听得明。
    你講得太抽象喇,我唔係咁聽得明。
    nei5 gong2 dak1 taai3 cau1 zoeng6 laa3, ngo5 m4 hai6 gam3 teng1 dak1 ming4.
    • What you said is too abstract, I don't really understand.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    抽象事物
    抽象事物
    chōu xiàng shì wù
    • abstract thing
  2. Mandarin
    抽象概念
    抽象概念
    chōu xiàng gài niàn
    • abstract concept
  3. Mandarin
    抽象思维
    抽象思維
    chōu xiàng sī wéi
    • abstract thought
  4. Mandarin
    “人性论”。有没有人性这种东西?当然有的。但是只有具体的人性,没有抽象的人性。在阶级社会里就是只有带着阶级性的人性,而没有什么超阶级的人性。
    “人性論”。有沒有人性這種東西?當然有的。但是隻有具體的人性,沒有抽象的人性。在階級社會里就是隻有帶着階級性的人性,而沒有什麼超階級的人性。
    “ rén xìng lùn ” . yǒu méi yǒu rén xìng zhè zhǒng dōng xi ? dāng rán yǒu de . dàn shì zhǐ yǒu jù tǐ de rén xìng , méi yǒu chōu xiàng de rén xìng . zài jiē jí shè huì lǐ jiù shì zhǐ yǒu dài zhe jiē jí xìng de rén xìng , ér méi yǒu shén me chāo jiē jí de rén xìng .
    • “The theory of human nature.” Is there such a thing as human nature? Of course there is. But there is only human nature in the concrete, no human nature in the abstract. In class society there is only human nature of a class character; there is no human nature above classes.
  5. Mandarin
    列宁说过:“物质的抽象,自然规律的抽象,价值的抽象以及其它等等,一句话,一切科学的(正确的、郑重的、非瞎说的)抽象,都更深刻、更正确、更完全地反映着自然。”
    列寧説過:“物質的抽象,自然規律的抽象,價值的抽象以及其它等等,一句話,一切科學的(正確的、鄭重的、非瞎説的)抽象,都更深刻、更正確、更完全地反映着自然。”
    liè níng shuō guò : “ wù zhì de chōu xiàng , zì rán guī lǜ de chōu xiàng , jià zhí de chōu xiàng yǐ jí qí tā děng děng , yī jù huà , yī qiè kē xué de ( zhèng què de , zhèng zhòng de , fēi xiā shuō de ) chōu xiàng , dōu gèng shēn kè , gèng zhèng què , gèng wán quán de fǎn yìng zhe zì rán . ”
    • Lenin said, “The abstraction of matter, of a law of nature, the abstraction of value, etc., in short, all scientific (correct, serious, not absurd) abstractions reflect nature more deeply, truly and completely.”