总算

Meaning(adverb, verb)

at long last; finally; on the whole

Examples

• 等了一个小时，车总算来了。

  děng le yí gè xiǎo shí, chē zǒng suàn lái le.

  After an hour's wait, the bus finally came.

• 工作总算做完了。

  gōng zuò zǒng suàn zuò wán le.

  The work is finally done.

• 第一次做饭，这个水平总算不错了。

  dì yī cì zuò fàn, zhè ge shuǐ píng zǒng suàn bú cuò le.

  For a first try at cooking, that's not bad at all.

Easily confused

• 终于 — Both mean 'finally'; 总算 is more colloquial, conveys relief, and can mean 'all things considered'.

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