总而言之
zǒng ér yán zhīㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ
Traditional: 總而言之
HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 7–9TOCFL 3
总而言之 (zǒng ér yán zhī) means in short; in a word; in brief.
Meaning(conjunction)
in short; in a word; in brief
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Stroke order
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
6 strokes
and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
7 strokes
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)
- 总之 zǒng zhī — in a word; in short; in brief
- 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