大体
dà tǐ · HSK 7
in general
🔤 大 big + 体 body = the big body of something, the general gist
Think of grasping the big body of a topic rather than every tiny detail. You get the overall shape, more or less, without sweating the specifics.
大 — pictograph of a person with arms outstretched
大 is a pictograph showing a person standing with arms and legs spread wide. The outstretched arms suggest 'big' or 'great', extending from the literal image of a large stance to abstract meanings like important or grand. It is one of the oldest characters, found on oracle bones.