# 纲要 (gāngyào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 纲要 (gāngyào) means “outline; summary; essentials”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: outline; summary; essentials
- Pinyin: gāngyào (gang1 yao4)
- Traditional: 綱要
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 请先写出这本书的纲要。
  Qǐng xiān xiěchū zhè běn shū de gāngyào.
  Please write out the outline of this book first.

## Characters

- 纲 (gāng): head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle
- [要](https://hanziro.com/word/yao-want/) (yào): to want; will

https://hanziro.com/word/gang-yao-outline/

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