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总是

zǒng shìㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: TỔNG THỊ

Traditional: 總是

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1

Meaning(adverb, verb)

always

Examples

  • 他总是很忙。

    tā zǒng shì hěn máng.

    He's always busy.

  • 我早上总是喝一杯咖啡。

    wǒ zǎo shàng zǒng shì hē yì bēi kā fēi.

    I always have a cup of coffee in the morning.

  • 你为什么总是迟到？

    nǐ wèi shén me zǒng shì chí dào?

    Why are you always late?

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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

THỊ · 9 strokes

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)

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