Usage note
概念表示一个想法或定义。
gài niàn biǎo shì yí gè xiǎng fǎ huò dìng yì。
概念 means an idea or definition.
Context note
概念常用于学习、科学和语言。
gài niàn cháng yòng yú xué xí 、 kē xué hé yǔ yán。
It is often used with study, science, and language.
5 examples
这个概念很重要。
zhè ge gài niàn hěn zhòng yào。
This concept is very important.
老师解释了新概念。
lǎo shī jiě shì le xīn gài niàn。
The teacher explained the new concept.
我还不太懂这个概念。
wǒ hái bú tài dǒng zhè ge gài niàn。
I still do not fully understand this concept.
概念清楚了，学习就容易。
gài niàn qīng chǔ le， xué xí jiù róng yì。
Once the concept is clear, learning becomes easier.
这本书讲了很多基本概念。
zhè běn shū jiǎng le hěn duō jī běn gài niàn。
This book explains many basic concepts.
5 mini stories
课堂上，老师反复讲这个概念。
kè táng shàng， lǎo shī fǎn fù jiǎng zhè ge gài niàn。
In class, the teacher repeatedly explained this concept.
学生问了很多关于概念的问题。
xué shēng wèn le hěn duō guān yú gài niàn de wèn tí。
The students asked many questions about the concept.
先理解概念，再做练习。
xiān lǐ jiě gài niàn， zài zuò liàn xí。
Understand the concept first, then do exercises.
这个概念对他来说很新。
zhè ge gài niàn duì tā lái shuō hěn xīn。
This concept is very new to him.
概念清楚以后，题目就容易了。
gài niàn qīng chǔ yǐ hòu， tí mù jiù róng yì le。
After the concept became clear, the questions became easy.
Mini dialogue
数学课
A
老师，我不太明白‘分数’这个概念。
Lǎoshī, wǒ bù tài míngbai 'fēnshù' zhège gàiniàn.
Teacher, I don't quite understand the concept of 'fractions'.
B
没关系，我们用切蛋糕来理解这个概念。
Méiguānxi, wǒmen yòng qiē dàngāo lái lǐjiě zhège gàiniàn.
No problem, let's use cutting a cake to understand this concept.
分享想法
A
你对‘时间’有什么概念？
Nǐ duì 'shíjiān' yǒu shénme gàiniàn?
What's your concept of 'time'?
B
我的概念是，时间就像一条不停流淌的小河。
Wǒ de gàiniàn shì, shíjiān jiù xiàng yī tiáo bù tíng liútǎng de xiǎo hé.
My concept is that time is like a little river that never stops flowing.
Related words and contrasts
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观念
guānniàn
notion, idea
观念 often refers to a personal belief or viewpoint.
related
定义
dìngyì
definition
定义 is the precise meaning of a concept.
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想法
xiǎngfǎ
thought, idea
想法 is a more casual word for an idea or thought.