总之
zǒng zhī
Pinyin

Definition

总之
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zǒng zhī
  1. in a word
  2. in short
  3. in brief

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之
zhī
  1. 1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
  2. 2 him
  3. 3 her
  4. 4 it
之前
zhī qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 prior to
  3. 3 ago
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 beforehand
之后
zhī hòu
  1. 1 afterwards
  2. 2 following
  3. 3 later
  4. 4 after
三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one third
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
  1. 1 invincible position
久而久之
jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī
  1. 1 over time
  2. 2 as time passes
  3. 3 in the fullness of time
之一
zhī yī
  1. 1 one of (sth)
  2. 2 one out of a multitude
  3. 3 one (third, quarter, percent etc)
之上
zhī shàng
  1. 1 above
之下
zhī xià
  1. 1 under
  2. 2 beneath
  3. 3 less than
之中
zhī zhōng
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 among
  3. 3 in the midst of (doing sth)
  4. 4 during
之内
zhī nèi
  1. 1 inside
  2. 2 within
之外
zhī wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 excluding
之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 the reason why
之间
zhī jiān
  1. 1 between
  2. 2 among
  3. 3 inter-
之际
zhī jì
  1. 1 during
  2. 2 at the time of
之类
zhī lèi
  1. 1 and so on
  2. 2 and such
加之
jiā zhī
  1. 1 moreover
  2. 2 in addition to that
持之以恒
chí zhī yǐ héng
  1. 1 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
挥之不去
huī zhī bù qù
  1. 1 impossible to get rid of
总之
zǒng zhī
  1. 1 in a word
  2. 2 in short
  3. 3 in brief

Idioms (20)

一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
  1. 1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
  2. 2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
一日之计在于晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
  1. 1 make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)
  2. 2 early morning is the golden time of the day
一日之雅
yī rì zhī yǎ
  1. 1 lit. friends for a day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. casual acquaintance
一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu
  1. 1 a wrong suffered (idiom)
  2. 2 old grievance
  3. 3 previous defeat
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
  2. 2 in a nutshell
之乎者也
zhī hū zhě yě
  1. 1 lit. 之[zhī], 乎[hū], 者[zhě] and 也[yě] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
  1. 1 the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
井蛙之见
jǐng wā zhī jiàn
  1. 1 the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
  1. 1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
  2. 2 fugitive
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
付之一叹
fù zhī yī tàn
  1. 1 to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
付之一叹
fù zhī yī tàn
  1. 1 to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case
付之一炬
fù zhī yī jù
  1. 1 to put to the torch (idiom)
  2. 2 to commit to the flames
  3. 3 to burn sth down deliberately
付之一笑
fù zhī yī xiào
  1. 1 to dismiss sth with a laugh (idiom)
  2. 2 to laugh it off

Sample Sentences

我啊，这说来话长了，总之，我吃了我丈夫的长生不老药，就飞到月亮上来了，现在真是后悔啊...
wǒ ā ，zhè shuōláihuàcháng le ，zǒngzhī ，wǒ chī le wǒ zhàngfu de chángshēngbùlǎo yào ，jiù fēi dào yuèliàng shàng lái le ，xiànzài zhēn shì hòuhuǐ ā ...
Me? It's a long story. In sum, I ate my husband's elixir of immortality and then flew to the moon, now I really regret it...
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这是航空法规，总之，这把剪刀你是要自己放弃还是要回去报到柜台托运？
zhè shì hángkōng fǎguī ，zǒngzhī ，zhè bǎ jiǎndāo nǐ shì yào zìjǐ fàngqì háishi yào huíqu bàodào guìtái tuōyùn ？
This is an airline regulation, so in brief, do you want to throw away this pair of scissors or return to the check-in counter?
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欸，虽然没得奖，苏亚雷斯、伊布拉希莫维也都是传奇人物啊。总之，这些人射门、传中、点球、任意球样样行，根本就是超能力者啊。
èi ，suīrán méi déjiǎng ，sūyàléisī 、Yībùlāxīmòwéiqí yě dōu shì chuánqírénwù ā 。zǒngzhī ，zhèxiē rén shèmén 、chuánzhōng 、diǎnqiú 、rènyìqiú yàngyàng xíng ，gēnběn jiùshì chāonénglìzhě ā 。
Ah! Although they haven't won the Ballon d'Or, Luis Suárez and Zlatan Ibrahimović are also legendary. Simply speaking, these guys have superpowers when it comes to striking, crossing, taking penalties and free kicks and so on.
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萝卜青菜各有所爱吧，总之我还是爱吃原汁原味的中国菜。
luóboqīngcàigèyǒusuǒài ba ，zǒngzhī wǒ háishi ài chī yuánzhīyuánwèi de Zhōngguó cài 。
To each his own, for me I still love truly authentic Chinese food.
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说的也是，你不讲我都忘了。总之不要吃火锅吃别的好不好。
shuōde yě shì ，nǐ bù jiǎng wǒ dōu wàng le 。zǒngzhī bù yào chī huǒguō chī biéde hǎo bù hǎo 。
Oh yeah, you're right. If you hadn't told me I'd have forgotten. But anyway, let's not eat hot pot, let's get something else, OK?
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总之，...（总而言之，...）
zǒngzhī ，diǎn diǎn diǎn （zǒngéryánzhī ，diǎn diǎn diǎn ）
in brief; in sum
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也是，总之孙太现在绝口不提炒股，说这辈子再也不踏进号子了！
yě shì ，zǒngzhī sūntài xiànzài jué kǒu bùtí chǎogǔ ，shuō zhèbèizi zàiyě bù tà jìn hàozi le ！
That's true. Anyway, Mrs Sun refuses to bring up speculation on the stock market and swears she'll never set foot in a brokerage again,
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说到底，就是你不该这么贪，也不该这么大胆，总之，我是没办法的，我还有会要开，先走了。
shuō dàodǐ ，jiùshì nǐ bù gāi zhème tān ，yě bù gāi zhème dàdǎn ，zǒngzhī ，wǒ shì méi bànfǎ de ，wǒ háiyǒu huì yào kāi ，xiān zǒu le 。
When all is said and done, you just shouldn't have been so greedy and you shouldn't have been so blatant about it. In sum, I can't do anything, I also have a meeting to get to. I should go now.
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哈哈，搞不好哦!总之，祝你一切顺利。找到人生的答案之后，记得告诉我啊！
hāhā ，gǎobuhǎo ò !zǒngzhī ，zhù nǐ yīqiè shùnlì 。zhǎodào rénshēng de dá àn zhīhòu ，jìde gàosu wǒ ā ！
Haha, that could be the case! Anyway, I wish you the best of luck with everything. When you find the answer to life, remember to tell me!
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最好你们能多提供一些交易资料，比如原厂发票啊，交易往来函电、信用证、国内销售单据什么的，总之资料越齐越好。
zuì hǎo nǐmen néng duō tígōng yīxiē jiāoyì zīliào ，bǐrú yuánchǎng fāpiào ā ，jiāoyì wǎnglái hándiàn 、xìnyòng zhèng 、guónèi xiāoshòu dānjù shénme de ，zǒngzhī zīliào yuè qí yuè hǎo 。
It's best that you provide information on transactions, like receipts from the original factory, correspondence on transactions, letters of credit, sales receipts from China, the more complete the information the better.
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