What does 总 mean in Chinese?
总 (zǒng) means (bound form) general; overall.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
总
(bound form) general; overall
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
(bound form) general; overall
02
to sum up
03
in every case; always; invariably
04
anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later
05
surely
06
(after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 总
How do you pronounce 总?
总 is pronounced zǒng.
Is 总 an HSK word?
总 is on the HSK 3 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 总?
总 is used as a 副词 / 动词 / 形容词 (adverb / verb / adjective) in Chinese.
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