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总

zǒng

Traditional: 總

in every case; always; invariably

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Meaning of 总 in English

zǒngHSK 3+ HSK 5adverb, verb, adjectiveSyllabus #993
  1. in every case; always; invariably
  2. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later
  3. surely
  4. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
  5. (bound form) general; overall
  6. to sum up

Example sentences

  1. 我总觉得木偶戏有点吓人。
    wǒ zǒng jué de mù ǒu xì yǒu diǎn xià rén。
    I always find puppet shows a bit creepy.
    Tatoeba #10042047 by slo_oth · #10551438 by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我们总要遵守法律。
    wǒ men zǒng yào zūn shǒu fǎ lǜ。
    We should always obey laws.
    Tatoeba #1438614 by asosan · #1075502 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 迟到总比不到好。
    chí dào zǒng bǐ bú dào hǎo。
    Better late than never.
    Tatoeba #836581 by slo_oth · #2344 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 总

总是HSK 3总结HSK 4总部HSK 5总共HSK 5总数HSK 5总体HSK 5总统HSK 5总之HSK 5总裁HSK 6总计HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences