总
總HSK 3freq #335
Meanings
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- 1.(bound form) general; overall
- 2.to sum up
- 3.in every case; always; invariably
- 4.anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later
- 5.surely
- 6.(after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理[zǒng jīng lǐ] or 总编[zǒng biān] etc
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Etymology
As simplified Chinese, from 縂 (zǒng) with 糸 (mì) omitted; in turn, it derives from a simplification of 總. First attested in 《宋元以來俗字譜》, a variant forms dictionary compiled in 1930 that records unorthodox forms (俗字 (súzì)) that have existed since the Song dynasty.
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
我总觉得渴。
I'm always thirsty.
他不是总来晚。
He doesn't always come late.
迟到总比不到好。
Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好。
Better late than never.
汤姆唱歌总跑调。
Tom always sings out of tune.
迟到总比不到好。
Being late is always better than not showing up at all.
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