in a word; in short; in brief (conj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
總之
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
宗旨 zōng zhǐ - aim; purpose (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
他们经历了许多困难，总之他们成功了。 tā men jīng lì le xǔ duō kùn nán, zǒng zhī tā men chéng gōng le. - They went through many difficulties; in short, they succeeded.
总之，这是一个很好的决定。 zǒng zhī, zhè shì yī gè hěn hǎo de jué dìng. - In conclusion, this is a very good decision.
他们跑了一整天，总之到达了目的地。 tā men pǎo le yī zhěng tiān, zǒng zhī dào dá le mù dì dì. - They ran the whole day and finally reached the destination.
总之，我们必须采取行动了。 zǒng zhī, wǒ men bì xū cǎi qǔ xíng dòng le. - In short, we must take action now.
今天发生了很多事情，总之一切都很顺利。 jīn tiān fā shēng le hěn duō shì qíng, zǒng zhī yī qiè dōu hěn shùn lì. - Many things happened today; in short, everything went smoothly.
Characters
之 zhī - [a more literary form of 的; showing possession] | HSK 4
总 zǒng - to sum up; overall, general; chief, head; always; after all, sooner or later, anyway |