纲要 gāngyào outline
outline; essential points
How to remember 纲要: 纲 program + 要 want = outline.
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How it is used
- An outline / summary of essential points, often a formal program - 教学纲要 (jiàoxué gāngyào) a teaching syllabus; 发展纲要 a development outline/program.
- 纲 = the guiding rope/main threads; a structured framework document, weightier than a casual 提纲.
- Formal/official register, common in policy and curriculum names.