总算

zǒng suàn

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adverb Common

Definitions

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finally

used in questions to emphasize insistence; 总算 is about a result achieved with difficulty

2 items

at last

both mean 'finally' after a long wait; 总算 implies relief

final; ultimate

means 'finally' in a sequence; 总算 emphasizes the end of a long process

Usually follows a long-awaited positive outcome, not negative events.

Unlike 终于, 总算 often conveys a sense of relief or 'barely' achieving something, not just 'finally'.

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我等了半天，车总算来了。

I waited for ages, and the bus finally came.

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to regard as

general; overall