总之
zǒng zhīㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄓ
Sino-Vietnamese: TỔNG CHI
Traditional: 總之
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3
Meaning(conjunction)
in a word; in short; in brief
Examples
总之,我们必须按时完成。
zǒng zhī, wǒ men bì xū àn shí wán chéng.
In short, we must finish on time.
不管怎样,总之你要小心。
bù guǎn zěn yàng, zǒng zhī nǐ yào xiǎo xīn.
Whatever happens, just be careful.
有人说好,有人说不好,总之意见不一样。
yǒu rén shuō hǎo, yǒu rén shuō bù hǎo, zǒng zhī yì jiàn bù yí yàng.
Some say it's good, some say it isn't; in short, opinions differ.
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Stroke order
TỔNG · 9 strokes
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
CHI · 3 strokes
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it
Related words
- 总是 zǒng shì — always
- 总结 zǒng jié — to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé
- 总统 zǒng tǒng — president (of a country)
- 总裁 zǒng cái — chairman; director-general (of a company etc)
- 总算 zǒng suàn — at long last; finally; on the whole
- 总理 zǒng lǐ — premier; prime minister
- 总共 zǒng gòng — altogether; in sum; in all; in total
- 总和 zǒng hé — sum