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Expressing "in short" with 总之 ("zong3zhi1")

总之 zǒngzhī

Conjunction
HSK 5

Structure

（⋯⋯ ，）总之 ，⋯⋯

Translations

  • in short
  • so

Definition

总之是一个连词，用于总结前面提到的内容，表示“总的来说”或“简而言之”。

总之 is a conjunction used to summarize previously mentioned content, meaning 'in short' or 'all in all'.

Usage

用于在论述或叙述后，引出概括性的结论或总结。常放在句首，后面跟总结性的话语。

Used after an argument or narration to introduce a summarizing conclusion. Often placed at the beginning of a sentence, followed by a summarizing statement.

Examples

  • 1 总之，这次会议很成功。 (In short, this meeting was very successful.)
  • 2 他迟到了，又没带材料，总之他今天表现很差。 (He was late and didn't bring the materials; in short, he performed badly today.)
  • 3 关于这个问题，我们讨论了很多，总之答案是肯定的。 (We've discussed this issue a lot; in short, the answer is yes.)
  • 4 天气不好，交通又堵，总之我决定不出门了。 (The weather is bad and the traffic is heavy; in short, I've decided not to go out.)
  • 5 总之，如果你努力学习，就一定能通过考试。 (In short, if you study hard, you will definitely pass the exam.)

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