总之(zǒng zhī): in a word
in a word
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 总之 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
总之，计划告吹了。
zǒng zhī jì huà gào chuī le
In sum, the plan failed.
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