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总

zǒng · zong

Traditional 總

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. general; overall
  2. to sum up
  3. in every case; always; invariably
  4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later
  5. surely
  6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 / 总经理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 / 总编 (zǒng biān) etc
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The guitar plan

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)学(xué)吉他(jítā)，可是(kěshì)总是(zǒngshì)没有(méiyǒu)时间(shíjiān)。

    I want to learn guitar, but I never have time.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)总(zǒng)说(shuō)没有(méiyǒu)时间(shíjiān)，可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)。

    You always say you have no time, but you look at your phone every day.

  3. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)总有一天(zǒngyǒuyītiān)会(huì)学(xué)的(de)。

    Okay, someday I will learn.

  4. Liangliang

    总有一天(zǒngyǒuyītiān)，是(shì)哪一天(nǎyītiān)？

    Someday. Which day?

  5. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)今天(jīntiān)！我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)去(qù)买(mǎi)吉他(jítā)！

    Today! I'll go buy a guitar right now!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)空(kòng)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，我(wǒ)总(zǒng)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)听(tīng)古(gǔ)典(diǎn)音(yīn)乐(yuè)。

I always enjoy listening to classical music when I have some free time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)总(zǒng)忘(wàng)记(jì)带(dài)钥(yào)匙(shi)，今(jīn)天(tiān)又(yòu)被(bèi)锁(suǒ)在(zài)门(mén)外(wài)了(le)。

He always forgets to bring his keys; today he got locked out again.

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