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总而言之

zǒng ér yán zhī
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. in short
  2. 2. in a word
  3. 3. in brief

Child Words of 总而言之

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

总
zǒng

general; overall

而
ér

and

而言
ér yán

(typically preceded by 就…[jiù xx5] or 對…|对…[duì xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...

言
yán

words