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总之 (zǒng zhī): in short, in brief

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 5conjunction

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: in short, in brief
Characters: 2
Part of speech: conjunction
HSK level: HSK 5

Full definitions

in a word
in short
in brief

Chinese explanation

表示概括或总结，用在句子开头，引出前面内容的结论或主要意思
也用来换个说法，把话简单归结起来，相当于“总的来说”或“一句话”。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

(bound form) general

HSK 7

of

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