Chinese Word: 總 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

總 (Simplified: 总)HSK 3

Pinyin: zǒng

English Definition: always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case

Chinese Definition:
①聚合，聚在一起：总之。总数。总体。总结。汇总。
②概括全部，主要的：总纲。总则。
③为首的，最高的：总司令。总裁。总经理。总统。
④束系，束头发：总角(jiǎo)。
⑤经常，一直：总是这样。
⑥一定，无论如何：总归。“万紫千红总是春”。

Total strokes: 17; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:悤 indicates the sound; 糹 (thread) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 糹 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 悤 [ cōng ] agitated, hurried, restless

Similar Characters: 鏓

總是HSK 3	zǒng shì	always
總統HSK 5	zǒng tǒng	president (of a country); Classifiers: 个
總理HSK 5	zǒng lǐ	premier; prime minister; Classifiers: 个
總結HSK 4	zǒng jié	to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; Classifiers: 个
總體	zǒng tǐ	completely; totally; total; entire; overall; population (statistics)

1		tā 她 zǒng shì 总是 chí dào 迟到。 She always arrives late.
2		tā 他 zǒng shì 总是 shàng bān 上班 chí dào 迟到。 He is always late for work.
3		wǒ 我 zǒng shì 总是 wàng dài 忘带 qián bāo 钱包。 I always forget my wallet.
4		wèi shén me 为什么 nǐ 你 zǒng shì 总是 chí dào 迟到？ Why are you always late?
5		tā 她 zǒng shì 总是 wèi 为 bié ren 别人 zhuó xiǎng 着想。 She is always considerate of others.

1		tā 她 zǒng shì 总是 chí dào 迟到。 She always arrives late.
2		tā 他 zǒng shì 总是 shàng bān 上班 chí dào 迟到。 He is always late for work.
3		wǒ 我 zǒng shì 总是 wàng dài 忘带 qián bāo 钱包。 I always forget my wallet.
4		wèi shén me 为什么 nǐ 你 zǒng shì 总是 chí dào 迟到？ Why are you always late?
5		tā 她 zǒng shì 总是 wèi 为 bié ren 别人 zhuó xiǎng 着想。 She is always considerate of others.