总

Meaning(adverb, distinguishing word, verb)

general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc

Surname + 总 (张总) is how staff address a company director.

Examples

• 他总迟到。

  tā zǒng chí dào.

  He's always late.

• 总的来说，这次旅行很好。

  zǒng de lái shuō, zhè cì lǚ xíng hěn hǎo.

  All in all, this trip was great.

• 张总明天来工厂。

  zhāng zǒng míng tiān lái gōng chǎng.

  Director Zhang is coming to the factory tomorrow.

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