总而言之zǒng ér yán zhī
to make a long story short; all in all; generally speaking

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How to Use 总而言之 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 总而言之 with other words naturally.
Idiom + Phrase
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
huà
neutralSpoken
in a word, in summary
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
shuō
formalWritten
in summary, it can be said
Idiom + Clausewith认为
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
rèn
wèi
neutral
in summary, I think
Idiom
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
formal
in summary

Example Sentences with 总而言之

zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
jīn
tiān
tiān
hěn
hǎo
In summary, the weather is very nice today.
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
zhè
ge
xiàng
suī
rán
cún
zài
fēng
xiǎn
dàn
qián
jǐng
rán
guǎng广
kuò
All in all, although this project has risks, its prospects are still broad.
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
nán
dào
rèn
wéi
men
yīng
gāi
cǎi
gèng
de
lüè
ma
To make a long story short, don't you think we should adopt a more proactive strategy?
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
men
yīng
gāi
duō
shū
shǎo
wán
shǒu
In conclusion, we should read more books and use our phones less.
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
bìng
méi
yǒu
wán
quán
jiě
zhè
ge
gài
niàn
de
xīn
Generally speaking, he did not fully grasp the core of this complex concept.
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
lùn
guò
chéng
duō
me
zhé
men
zuì
zhōng
chéng
le
gòng
shí
In short, no matter how tortuous the process was, we finally reached a consensus.
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
zhè
xíng
suī
rán
yǒu
diǎn
lèi
dàn
shōu
huò
hěn
All in all, although this trip was a bit tiring, the gains were significant.
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
zhè
jiā
xīn
kāi
de
cān
tīng
xìng
jià
hěn
gāo
zhí
shì
All in all, this newly opened restaurant offers great value for money and is worth a try.