Chinese word dictionary

归纳

guīnà · to sum up; to summarize; to conclude from facts; induction (method of deduction in logic)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified归纳

Traditional歸納

Pinyinguīnà

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

归guī

to return, to go back; to return to, to revert

纳nà

to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take

How to learn 归纳

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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采纳cǎinà

to accept; to adopt

归guī

surname Gui; to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

归还guīhuán

to return sth; to revert

改邪归正gǎixié-guīzhèng

to mend one's ways (idiom); to turn over a new leaf

归根到底guīgēn-dàodǐ

after all; in the final analysis; ultimately

归结guījié

to sum up; to conclude; to put in a nutshell; conclusion; end (of a story etc)