tí gāng qiè lǐng

Traditional: 提綱挈領

提纲挈领 (tí gāng qiè lǐng) is a Chinese word meaning “to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials”.

Meanings

  1. 1to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials

Characters in 提纲挈领

提dī · used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]纲gāng · head rope of a fishing net挈qiè · to raise领lǐng · neck

Related words

提used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]提to carry (hanging down from the hand)提供to offer提醒to remind提出to raise (an issue)提到to mention提要summary领导lead领neck提前to shift to an earlier date提议to propose; to suggest; proposal; suggestion提高to raise

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