以偏概全 yǐ piān gài quán

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
偏 piān
HSK 6
inclined one side; slanting
概 gài
HSK 4
generally, approximately
全 quán
HSK 4
maintain, keep whole or intact