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总而言之 (zǒng ér yán zhī): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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总而言之 (zǒng ér yán zhī): To make a long story short — Meaning & Stroke Order

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总而言之 consists of 4 characters.

overall, general, chief

to speak; to say; word; speech

[a more literary form of 的; showing possession]

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Pinyinzǒng ér yán zhī

Meaningto make a long story short; all in all; generally speaking

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HSK 2.0Level 6

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 总而言之.

巴结bā jiecurry favour with; fawn on; flatter
保重bǎo zhòngto take care of oneself
步伐bù fástep; pace
报复bào fùtake vengeance on; retaliate
播种bō zhòngto sow; to seed
报警bào jǐngto give a warning
博览会bó lǎn huìfair; exhibition; exposition

博大精深

bó dà jīng shēn

extensive and profound; have extensive knowledge and profound scholarship

鞭策biān cèspur on; encourage

安详ān xiángcomposed; serene

扮演bàn yǎnplay the part of; have a role; act

贬低biǎn dībelittle; depreciate; disparage

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 总而言之.

Words with 总

总是zǒng shìHSK 3
总结zǒng jiéHSK 4
总之zǒng zhīHSK 5
总体zǒng tǐHSK 5
总共zǒng gòngHSK 5
总数zǒng shùHSK 5
总理zǒng lǐHSK 5
总算zǒng suànHSK 5

Words with 而

而且ér qiěHSK 3
然而rán érHSK 4
从而cóng érHSK 5
反而fǎn érHSK 5
因而yīn érHSK 5
时而shí érHSK 6
而已ér yǐHSK 6
进而

Words with 言

语言yǔ yánHSK 4
发言fā yánHSK 5
留言liú yánHSK 5
寓言yù yánHSK 6
序言xù yánHSK 6
方言fāng yánHSK 6
言论yán lùnHSK 6
言语

Words with 之

之中zhī zhōngHSK 4
之前zhī qiánHSK 4
之后zhī hòuHSK 4
之间zhī jiānHSK 4
百分之bǎi fēn zhīHSK 4
总之zǒng zhīHSK 5
之际zhī jìHSK 6
反之

jìn ér

HSK 6

yán yǔ

HSK 6

fǎn zhī

HSK 6

3.

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总

ér而

yán言

zhī之

，

yī一

jù句

huà话

neutralSpoken

in a word, in summary

zǒng总

ér而

yán言

zhī之

，

kě可

yǐ以

shuō说

Idiom + Clausewith认为

zǒng总

ér而

yán言

zhī之

，

wǒ我

rèn认

wéi

Idiom

zǒng总

ér而

yán言

zhī之

4.

Example Sentences with 总而言之

zǒng总

ér而

yán言

zhī之

，

jīn今

tiān天

formal

Written

in summary, it can be said

为

neutral

in summary, I think

formal

in summary

tiān

天

qì气

hěn很

hǎo好

。

In summary, the weather is very nice today.

zǒng’éryánzhī, zhè shì yī gè fēicháng chénggōng de xiàngmù.

总而言之，这是一个非常成功的项目。

All in all, this is a very successful project.

zǒng总

ér而

yán言

zhī之

，

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

suī虽

rán然

cún存

zài在

fēng风

xiǎn险

，

dàn但

qián前

jǐng景

yī依

rán然

guǎng广

kuò阔

。

All in all, although this project has risks, its prospects are still broad.

zǒng总

ér而

yán言

zhī之

，

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

cǎi采

qǔ取

gèng更

jī积

jí极

de的

cè策

lüè略

ma吗

？

To make a long story short, don't you think we should adopt a more proactive strategy?

zǒng总

ér而

yán言

zhī之

，

wǒ我

men们

yīng应

gāi该

duō多

dú读

shū书

，

shǎo少

wán玩

shǒu手

jī机

。

In conclusion, we should read more books and use our phones less.

zǒng总

ér而

yán言

zhī之

，

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

wán完

quán全

lǐ理

jiě解

zhè这

ge个

fù复

zá杂

gài概

niàn念

de的

hé核

xīn心

。

Generally speaking, he did not fully grasp the core of this complex concept.

zǒng总

ér而

yán言

zhī之

，

wú无

lùn论

guò过

chéng程

duō多

me么

qū曲

zhé折

，

wǒ我

men们

zuì最

zhōng终

dá达

chéng成

le了

gòng共

shí识

。

In short, no matter how tortuous the process was, we finally reached a consensus.

zǒng总

ér而

yán言

zhī之

，

zhè这

cì次

lǚ旅

xíng行

suī虽

rán然

yǒu有

diǎn点

lèi累

，

dàn但

shōu收

huò获

hěn很

dà大

。

All in all, although this trip was a bit tiring, the gains were significant.

zǒng总

ér而

yán言

zhī之

，

zhè这

jiā家

xīn新

kāi开

de的

cān餐

tīng厅

xìng性

jià价

bǐ比

hěn很

gāo高

，

zhí值

dé得

yí一

shì试

。

All in all, this newly opened restaurant offers great value for money and is worth a try.