总之
zǒngzhī
in short, in a word
Part of speech · conjunction
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Examples
- 总之,这件事必须尽快解决。In short, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible.
- 总之,他是一个值得信赖的人。In a word, he is a trustworthy person.
Collocations
总而言之总之一句话一句话简而言之
Mnemonic
总 zǒng "to sum up" + 之 zhī (a particle): summing it all up, i.e. the connective "in short, in a word". A condensed form of 总而言之. Opens a concluding sentence.
Related
总而言之反正简言之综上
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