总
Meaning
zǒng
zong3- always; every time
- in short; to sum up (as in 总之)
- head person of a big group (as in 总经理)
Examples
他总是八点起床。
tā zǒng shì bā diǎn qǐ chuáng
He always gets up at eight o'clock.
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总之，大家都很高兴。
zǒng zhī dà jiā dōu hěn gāo xìng
In short, everyone is very happy.
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总经理今天不在公司。
zǒng jīng lǐ jīn tiān bú zài gōng sī
The general manager is not at the company today.
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Words with 总
See all 167 →总是zǒng shìalways; every timeWordHSK 3总结zǒng jiéto sum up; to say the main points of somethingWordHSK 3总之zǒng zhīin short; used to give a short summary of what you saidWordHSK 4总共zǒng gòngin total; altogether, when you count or add everything togetherWordHSK 4总理zǒng lǐpremier; prime minister (the leader of a country's government)WordHSK 4总统zǒng tǒngthe leader of a country; the people vote to choose this personWordHSK 4总体zǒng tǐoverall; as a whole; looking at everything togetherWordHSK 5总数zǒng shùthe total number you get when you count everything togetherWordHSK 5总算zǒng suànfinally; at last, after a long time or a lot of workWordHSK 5总裁zǒng cáithe top boss of a company; the person who leads itWordHSK 5总监zǒng jiāna person in charge of one big part of a companyWordHSK 6总部zǒng bùthe main office of a company or organizationWordHSK 6