抽象

chōuxiàng

HSK 6

抽象 — chōuxiàng

1. abstract (not concrete; existing as idea or quality rather than physical form)

   这个概念太抽象，请举个例子。 zhège gàiniàn tài chōuxiàng qǐng jǔ gè lìzi — This concept is too abstract; please give an example.

2. abstraction; the state or quality of being abstract; an abstract idea

   在艺术史上，抽象（的）表现出现于二十世纪初。 zài yìshùshǐ shàng chōuxiàng de biǎoxiàn chūxiàn yú èrshíshìjì chū — In art history, abstraction appeared in the early twentieth century.