to make a long story short; all in all; generally speaking ()
HSK 6
Traditional
總而言之
Radicals
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Examples
总而言之，这个计划已经被批准了。 Zǒng'éryánzhī, zhège jìhuà yǐjīng bèi pīzhǔnle. - In conclusion, this plan has been approved.
他们经过长时间的讨论，总而言之，他们决定接受这个提议。 Tāmen jīngguò cháng shíjiān de tǎolùn, zǒng'éryánzhī, tāmen juédìng jiēshòu zhège tíyì. - After long discussions, in short, they decided to accept the proposal.
这个问题很复杂，总而言之，我们需要更多时间来决定。 Zhège wèntí hěn fùzá, zǒng'éryánzhī, wǒmen xūyào gèng duō shíjiān lái juédìng. - This issue is very complex; in short, we need more time to decide.
总而言之，我们需要采取措施来解决这个问题。 Zǒng'éryánzhī, wǒmen xūyào cǎiqǔ cuòshī lái jiějué zhège wèntí. - In conclusion, we need to take measures to solve this problem.
总而言之，她没有接受这个工作机会。 Zǒng'éryánzhī, tā méiyǒu jiēshòu zhège gōngzuò jīhuì. - In short, she did not accept the job opportunity.
Characters
而 ér - and; while | HSK 4
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 |
言 yán - to say, to talk; speech, word; character, word, sentence |