HSK 6 vocabulary › 总而言之
总而言之
总而言之 in English: in short; in a word
zǒng ér yán zhī
in short; in a word
How to pronounce 总而言之
zǒng ér yán zhī (without tone marks: zong er yan zhi). zǒng is a third (low, dipping) tone; ér is a second (rising) tone; yán is a second (rising) tone; zhī is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 总而言之
总 zǒng
(bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably
(bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably
而 ér
and; as well as; and so
and; as well as; and so
言 yán
words; speech; to say
words; speech; to say
之 zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her
Related words
| 总是 | zǒng shì | always | HSK 3 |
| 不但……而且…… | búdàn…érqiě… | not only...; but also... | HSK 3 |
| 总结 | zǒng jié | to sum up; to conclude | HSK 4 |
| 而 | ér | and; as well as | HSK 4 |
| 然而 | rán ér | however; yet | HSK 4 |
| 语言 | yǔ yán | language | HSK 4 |
| 百分之 | bǎi fēn zhī | percent | HSK 4 |
| 之 | zhī | him | HSK 4 |
| 总裁 | zǒng cái | chairman; director-general (of a company etc) | HSK 5 |
| 总共 | zǒng gòng | altogether; in sum | HSK 5 |