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总共

zǒng gòng · zong gong

Traditional 總共

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. altogether; in sum; in all; in total
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Splitting the bill

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，总共(zǒnggòng)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    Boss, how much altogether?

  2. Liangliang

    烤串(kǎochuàn)十个(shígè)，啤酒(píjiǔ)两瓶(liǎngpíng)，总共(zǒnggòng)八十(bāshí)。

    Ten skewers, two beers, eighty altogether.

  3. Dengdeng

    总共(zǒnggòng)八十(bāshí)？我们(wǒmen)只(zhǐ)吃(chī)了(le)五个(wǔgè)。

    Eighty altogether? We only ate five.

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，剩下(shèngxià)的(de)五个(wǔgè)是(shì)你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)吃(chī)的(de)。

    Right, the other five were what you ate yesterday.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)今(jīn)天(tiān)总(zǒng)共(gòng)买(mǎi)了(le)十(shí)本(běn)书(shū)。

Today, I bought ten books in all.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)总(zǒng)共(gòng)花(huā)了(le)三(sān)千(qiān)块(kuài)钱(qián)。

This trip cost three thousand yuan in total.

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