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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

概念

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gài niàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Concept/ˈkɒn.sept/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #950 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"学生们很快就掌握了这个新的物理概念。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An abstract idea or a general notion resulting from comprehensive understanding or generalization of particular instances.

    "The architect presented the core concept for the new sustainable building design."
  2. 2

    A plan or intention; a guiding principle of an enterprise or product.

    "The restaurant introduces a novel dining concept where guests help prepare the meals."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin conceptus, meaning 'a receiving, something conceived', from the verb concipere (to take in, conceive), combining com- (together) and capere (to take). Entering English in the late 16th century via French, the term evolved from physical conception to abstract mental formation and foundational idea.

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