以偏概全

(lit.) to take a part for the whole / to generalize

Characters and words in 以偏概全

old variant of 以[yi3]
old variant of 以[yi3]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 㠯 looks like a cool pair of safety goggles.

A ghost (尸) has been hiding from Maud Younger (Ø3) in a mandarin (口). Maud finds the mandarin in the space station's living room (Ø3) and squeezes the ghost out, and in order to (㠯) be protected from the mandarin juice flying all around in zero gravity she is wearing safety goggles (㠯).
abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

= + : So this is Neanderthal Man with a fake nose. He has bushy eyebrows, so my symbol for 以 is going to be one of these fake noses that come with additional glasses, eyebrows, and a moustache: Groucho glasses.

= + : Maud Younger and Neanderthal Man prepared some costumes for Halloween in the space station. Neanderthal Man created a big fake nose, while Maud Younger made a pair of Groucho glasses.
to lean / to slant / oblique / prejudiced / to deviate from average / to stray from the intended line / stubbornly / contrary to expectations

= + : Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is leaning (偏) against her small boat (扁) in front of the anthill (an1) and inviting Pocahontas (pi) to go on a trip with her.
general / approximate

= + : Guy Fawkes celebrates Christmachrist in the airplane's bathroom with a Christmas tree as a team of four horses arrive. Guy Fawkes, not being too familiar with the traditions of Christmachrist, thinks that these must be the four kings which will give him the presents—at least he thinks that this is what he approximately heard. He should have thought twice, as the four horses are not four kings, but the four horses of the apocalypse.
old variant of 概[gai4]

= + : Guy Fawkes celebrates Christmachrist in the airplane's bathroom with a Christmas tree as a team of four horses arrive. Guy Fawkes, not being too familiar with the traditions of Christmachrist, thinks that these must be the four kings which will give him the presents—at least he thinks that this is what he approximately heard. He should have thought twice, as the four horses are not four kings, but the four horses of the apocalypse.
all / whole / entire / every / complete

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a whole-wheat bread.

= + : Just inside the anthill's kitchen, Neanderthal Man, Martin Luther King and Cupid have gathered for a world record attempt. They want to eat a whole 100 kg whole-wheat bread in under one hour.

Words with 以偏概全

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Sentences with 以偏概全

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