Chinese word

总之

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǒng zhī

Meaning

  • adverbanyway

Example

总之，明天再说。zǒng zhī míng tiān zài shuō

Anyway, let's talk about it tomorrow.

Illustration for 总之 (anyway)

More examples

总之值得一试，不要轻易放弃。zǒng zhī zhí de yí shì bú yào qīng yì fàng qì

In any case, it's worth trying; don't give up easily.

Core concept

A bridge from a set of details to the point that matters next.

Common phrases

  • 总之值得一试zǒng zhī zhí de yí shì

    worth trying in any case

  • 总之还是要坚持zǒng zhī hái shì yào jiān chí

    keep going in any case

Similar words

总而言之zǒng ér yán zhī: A way to gather several ideas and give a concise final conclusion.
反正fǎn zhèng: A way to show that a conclusion or action applies regardless of the reasons or conditions.

Definition in Chinese

用于把前面讨论的若干事实或意见概括成一句话，常作为句首的总结性副词。yòng yú bǎ qián miàn tǎo lùn de ruò gān shì shí huò yì jiàn gài kuò chéng yí jù huà cháng zuò wéi jù shǒu de zǒng jié xìng fù cí

Word origin

总之 (zǒngzhī, "in short") is made from 总 (zǒng, "whole") and 之 (zhī, "linking particle"), joining the idea of the whole to a statement that follows.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, a brief pause after this sentence-opening adverb helps mark the boundary between background information and the speaker's main point.

Other meanings

  • in shortadverb
  • in any caseadverb

Opposites

  • 具体来说jù tǐ lái shuōto be specificadverb
  • 详细地xiáng xì dìin detailadverb

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