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总 (zǒng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 3

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3.

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4.

How to Use 总

Summation / Total

Used to express the idea of 'total', 'overall', or 'sum'.

总共 • zǒng gòng • in all; altogether • HSK 5

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HSK Vocabulary: 总

总是 • zǒng shì • always

HSK 3

zǒng总

shì是

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

zǒng总

shì是

zhǔn准

shí时

dào到

dá

Information

Pinyinzǒng

Meaningoverall, general, chief

Strokes9

Radical心

Traditional總

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#475

Zhuyinㄗㄨㄥˇ

UnicodeU+603B

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zǒng总

gòng共

in all; altogether

总和 • zǒng hé • sum; total • HSK 6

HSK 6

zǒng总

hé和

sum; total

总数 • zǒng shù • total • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

zǒng总

shù数

total

Chief or Leader

Used to denote a person who is the chief, head, or leader of an organization or country.

总理 • zǒng lǐ • prime minister • HSK 5

HSK 5

zǒng总

lǐ理

prime minister

总统 • zǒng tǒng • president • HSK 5

HSK 5

zǒng总

tǒng统

president

总裁 • zǒng cái • president; director general • HSK 5

HSK 5

zǒng总

cái裁

president; director general

always

总结 • zǒng jié • to sum up

HSK 4

zǒng总

jié结

to sum up

总之 • zǒng zhī • in a word; in short; in brief

HSK 5

zǒng总

zhī之

in a word; in short; in brief

总体 • zǒng tǐ • completely

HSK 3.0 · L5

zǒng总

tǐ体

completely

总算 • zǒng suàn • at long last; finally

HSK 5

zǒng总

suàn算

at long last; finally

总部 • zǒng bù • general headquarters

HSK 3.0 · L5

zǒng总

bù部

general headquarters

达

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

。

He always arrives at the office on time.

tā他

shì是

gōng公

sī司

de的

zǒng总

fù负

zé责

rén人

。

He is the company's chief person in charge.

Nǐ你

zǒng总

děi得

chī吃

fàn饭

ba吧

。

You have to eat, right?

wǒ我

men们

zǒng总

gòng共

yǒu有

èr二

shí十

gè个

xué学

shēng生

。

We have twenty students in total.

qǐng请

zǒng总

jié结

yí一

xià下

huì会

yì议

nèi内

róng容

。

Please summarize the meeting content.

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鬃zōngmane; neck bristles
综zōngto sum up, to synthesize
粽zònga pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice
宗zōngancestor, clan, root, principal aim
纵zòngvertical, lengthwise, or to release
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忒tèexcessive; too; very-usually of objectionable things; to err; to mistake; changeable
懿yìvirtuous; excellent; (often used in names or formal titles)
恙yàngillness, sickness; indisposition
息xīto rest, to cease, breath
愿yuànto wish, desire, or hope
忿fènget angry; fury, exasperation

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