总

zǒng

“General” in Chinese is 总 (zǒng).

Other characters with the syllable zong: see all 5 →

Meaning

bound formgeneral; overall
to sum up
in every case; always; invariably

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anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later
surely
(after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc

Example

你总结一下。

From 总结 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 总

总结zǒngjiéto sum upHSK 3 总是zǒngshìalwaysHSK 3 总共zǒnggòngaltogether; in sum; in all; in totalHSK 4 总理zǒnglǐpremierHSK 4 总统zǒngtǒngpresident (of a country)HSK 4 总之zǒngzhīin a wordHSK 4 总裁zǒngcáichairmanHSK 5 总数zǒngshùtotalHSK 5

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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