一概而论

yī gài ér lùn

to lump everything together; to generalise

Character by character

一yī
one

概gài
sweep

而ér
and

论lùn
discuss

每个人的情况不同，不能一概而论。

Everyone’s situation is different; you cannot generalise.

Tone: neutral.

Nearly always negative: 不能一概而论.

Learn this in Lesson 2 · HSK 5: 南方与北方 (North and south)

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