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总算

zǒng suàn · zong suan

Traditional 總算

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. at long last
  2. finally
  3. on the whole
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At last

  1. Liangliang

    报告(bàogào)总算(zǒngsuàn)写(xiě)完(wán)了(le)！

    The report is finally finished!

  2. Dengdeng

    总算(zǒngsuàn)！你(nǐ)写(xiě)了(le)几天(jǐtiān)？

    Finally! How many days did you write it?

  3. Liangliang

    三天(sāntiān)。我(wǒ)总算(zǒngsuàn)可以(kěyǐ)好好(hǎohǎo)睡觉(shuìjiào)了(le)。

    Three days. At last I can sleep properly.

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)老板(lǎobǎn)刚(gāng)发(fā)消息(xiāoxi)，要(yào)改(gǎi)第一页(dìyīyè)。

    But the boss just sent a message. He wants page one changed.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)这个(zhège)总算(zǒngsuàn)，只(zhǐ)高兴(gāoxìng)了(le)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    My 'at last' only made me happy for five minutes.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

真(zhēn)相(xiàng)总(zǒng)算(suàn)在(zài)我(wǒ)们(men)面(miàn)前(qián)揭(jiē)晓(xiǎo)了(le)。

At last, the truth was revealed to us.

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

02

排(pái)了(le)两(liǎng)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)的(de)队(duì)，我(wǒ)总(zǒng)算(suàn)买(mǎi)到(dào)票(piào)了(le)。

After queuing for two hours, I finally managed to buy a ticket.

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