"Gist" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit / mind / consciousness / thought / mental / psychological / essence / gist / CL:個|个[ge4] |   |
| 头脑 | tóu nǎo | brains / mind / skull / (fig.) gist (of a matter) / leader / boss | |
| 梗概 | gěng gài | broad outline / gist / summary | |
| 主旨 | zhǔ zhǐ | gist / main idea / general tenor / one's judgment | |
| 要领 | yào lǐng | main aspects / essentials / gist | |
| 要旨 | yào zhǐ | the gist (of a text or argument) / the main points | |
| 大要 | dà yào | abstract / gist / main points | |
| 宏旨 | hóng zhǐ | gist / main idea | |
| 泛读 | fàn dú | (language education) to read swiftly, aiming to get the gist / extensive reading | |
