Chinese word

总数

Pronunciation

Pinyinzǒng shù

Meaning

  • nountotal number

Example

参与者的总数已经超过一百。cān yù zhě de zǒng shù yǐ jīng chāo guò yì bǎi

The total number of participants has already exceeded one hundred.

Illustration for 总数 (total number)

More examples

在整理数据时，要注意总数是否被重复计算。zài zhéng lǐ shù jù shí yào zhù yì zǒng shù shì fǒu bèi chóng fù jì suàn

When organizing the data, pay attention to whether the total number has been counted twice.

Core concept

The single figure formed by bringing every item in a set together, showing the scale of the whole.

Common phrases

  • 对总数进行统计duì zǒng shù jìn xíng tǒng jì

    calculate the total number

  • 公布总数gōng bù zǒng shù

    announce the total number

  • 实际总数shí jì zǒng shù

    actual total number

Similar words

数量shù liàng: The number or amount of something, showing how much there is.
总量zǒng liàng: The overall amount of something when all parts are taken together.
总和zǒng hé: The number obtained by adding several numbers or values together.
总额zǒng é: The complete amount of money in a payment, cost, or account.

Definition in Chinese

表示统计或描述时用于说明全部条目的总计数量，侧重于整体规模而非个别值。biǎo shì tǒng jì huò miáo shù shí yòng yú shuō míng quán bù tiáo mù de zǒng jì shù liàng cè zhòng yú zhéng tǐ guī mó ér fēi gè bié zhí

Word origin

总 (zǒng, "whole") + 数 (shù, "number") combines the idea of the whole with a count, giving a noun for the figure that covers all entries.

Usage tips

  • English often places "total" before a noun, while Chinese 总数 (zǒngshù, "overall count") is itself the noun for the completed figure.

Other meanings

  • sumnoun
  • grand totalnoun

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