总
而
言
之

In short in Chinese: 总而言之 (zǒng ér yán zhī)

zǒng ér yán zhī

in short

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 總而言之1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in short
  2. 2in a word
  3. 3in brief

Stroke order

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总
而
言
之

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨㄥˇ

zǒng

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄦˊ

ér

ㄦ/ erˊ/ second tone

ㄧㄢˊ

yán

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

总而言之

Simplified

總而言之

Traditional

Example sentences

See 总而言之 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 总而言之，我们必须马上行动。

    zǒng ér yán zhī， wǒ men bì xū mǎ shàng xíng dòng。

    In short, we must act right away.

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Related words

而

ér

and

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

总

zǒng

general

而且

ér qiě

(not only ...) but also

总是

zǒng shì

always

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

然而

rán ér

however

语言

yǔ yán

language

总结

zǒng jié

to sum up

从而

cóng ér

thus

发言

fā yán

to make a speech

反而

fǎn ér

on the contrary

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