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总结

zǒng jié · zong jie

Traditional 總結

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. to sum up
  2. to conclude
  3. summary
  4. résumé
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Year-end report

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)开会(kāihuì)，你(nǐ)的(de)总结(zǒngjié)写(xiě)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    The meeting is tomorrow. Have you written your summary?

  2. Dengdeng

    还没有(háiméiyǒu)，我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)怎么(zěnme)写(xiě)总结(zǒngjié)。

    Not yet. I do not know how to write a summary.

  3. Liangliang

    很(hěn)简单(jiǎndān)：今年(jīnnián)做(zuò)了(le)什么(shénme)，明年(míngnián)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)什么(shénme)。

    Easy: what you did this year and what you want to do next year.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)的(de)总结(zǒngjié)是(shì)：今年(jīnnián)吃(chī)了(le)很多(hěnduō)，明年(míngnián)继续(jìxù)吃(chī)。

    Then my summary is: ate a lot this year, will keep eating next year.

  5. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)总结(zǒngjié)，老板(lǎobǎn)会(huì)生气(shēngqì)的(de)。

    The boss will be angry about this summary.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)改(gǎi)成(chéng)：今年(jīnnián)很(hěn)努力(nǔlì)，明年(míngnián)更(gèng)努力(nǔlì)。

    Okay, I will change it: very hard-working this year, even more next year.

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In a sentence

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01

会(huì)议(yì)结(jié)束(shù)前(qián)，经(jīng)理(lǐ)对(duì)今(jīn)年(nián)的(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)做(zuò)了(le)总(zǒng)结(jié)。

Before the meeting ended, the manager summed up this year's work.

02

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)这(zhè)篇(piān)文(wén)章(zhāng)的(de)要(yào)点(diǎn)总(zǒng)结(jié)成(chéng)三(sān)句(jù)话(huà)。

Please summarize the main points of this article into three sentences.

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总
zǒng

general; overall; to sum up

结
jié

knot; sturdy

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