总

总 (zǒng) – general

zǒng

general

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 總0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1general; overall
  2. 2to sum up
  3. 3in every case; always; invariably
  4. 4anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later
  5. 5surely
  6. 6(after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc

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Related words

总是

zǒng shì

always

总结

zǒng jié

to sum up

总裁

zǒng cái

chairman

总共

zǒng gòng

altogether

总理

zǒng lǐ

premier

总算

zǒng suàn

at long last

总统

zǒng tǒng

president (of a country)

总之

zǒng zhī

in a word

总数

zǒng shù

total

总体

zǒng tǐ

completely

总部

zǒng bù

general headquarters

总监

zǒng jiān

head

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