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总而言之
zǒng ér yán zhī
in short, all in all
HSK 6Mythic
What does 总而言之 mean?
总而言之 (pinyin: zǒng ér yán zhī) means in short, all in all. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
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Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 总 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 而 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 之
The characters of 总而言之
| 总 | zǒng | component character |
| 而 | ér | and (used to connect two adjectives or clauses) (HSK 4) |
| 言 | yán | component character |
| 之 | zhī | of (possessive or attributive particle, literary) (HSK 4) |
Related HSK 6 words
| 夹杂 | jiā zá | mix in, intersperse |
| 滔滔不绝 | tāo tāo bù jué | talk endlessly, speak without pause |
| 无可奈何 | wú kě nài hé | helpless, unable to do anything |
| 实事求是 | shí shì qiú shì | practical, realistic |
| 美观 | měi guān | aesthetic, pleasing to the eye |
| 牢骚 | láo sāo | complaint, grumble |
| 取缔 | qǔ dì | to ban, to outlaw |
| 近视 | jìn shì | short-sighted |
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