Word: 總 (zǒng)

總 is how 总 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 总

總 dictionary entry

zǒng: general; to sum up; in every case; anyway; surely; abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc

Full dictionary entry for 總

Example sentences using 總

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不管是誰總比沒人好。

Bùguǎn shì shéi zǒng bǐ méi rén hǎo.

Anybody would be better than nobody.
事情總比我們想的要複雜得多。

Shìqing zǒng bǐ wǒmen xiǎng de yào fùzá de duō.

Things are always more complex than we think.
人生在世，總要有目標和追求的。

Rénshēng zài shì, zǒng yào yǒu mùbiāo hé zhuīqiú de.

We must have something to live for.
他不是總來晚。

Tā bú shì zǒng lái wǎn.

He doesn't always come late.
他總有一天要返回日本。

Tā zǒng yǒu yì tiān yào fǎnhuí Rìběn.

One day he will return to Japan.
他說英文時總要出一點的錯。

Tā shuō Yīngwén shí zǒng yào chū yìdiǎn de cuò.

He never speaks English without making a few mistakes.
他說話的時候總愛舉例。

Tā shuōhuà de shíhou zǒng ài jǔlì.

He always likes to give examples when he talks.
你為什麼總要大叫？

Nǐ wèishénme zǒng yào dàjiào?

Why are you always shouting?
你最好別總去想她。

Nǐ zuìhǎo bié zǒng qù xiǎng tā.

Try not to think about her all the time.
孩子們總愛創作自己的遊戲。

Háizimen zǒng ài chuàngzuò zìjǐ de yóuxì.

Children were apt to invent their own games.
總有一些人不講理。

Zǒng yǒu yìxiē rén bù jiǎnglǐ.

There are always some people who are unreasonable.
總有一天你會明白的。

Zǒng yǒu yì tiān nǐ huì míngbai de.

You will understand it as time passes.
我不餓，但我總想吃東西。

Wǒ bú è, dàn wǒ zǒng xiǎng chī dōngxi.

I'm not hungry, but I always want to eat something.
我們總要遵守法律。

Wǒmen zǒng yào zūnshǒu fǎlǜ.

We should always obey laws.
我在這裡總感到約束。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ zǒng gǎndào yuēshù.

I feel always restricted here.
我總想不出什麼好點子。

Wǒ zǒng xiǎng bù chū shénme hǎo diǎnzi.

Bright ideas never occur to me.
我總覺得渴。

Wǒ zǒng juéde kě.

I'm always thirsty.
我爸爸騎車時總穿雨衣。

Wǒ bàba qíchē shí zǒng chuān yǔyī.

My dad always wears a raincoat when he rides his bike.
我要合計一下學生們所得的總分數。

Wǒ yào héjì yíxià xuéshengmen suǒde de zǒng fēnshù.

I'm going to total up the points gained by the students.
晚飯後，我總要休息一個小時。

Wǎnfàn hòu, wǒ zǒng yào xiūxi yí gè xiǎoshí.

I always rest for an hour after dinner.
有床總比沒床好。

Yǒu chuáng zǒng bǐ méi chuáng hǎo.

To have a bed is better than not having one.
笑總比哭好。

Xiào zǒng bǐ kū hǎo.

It's better to laugh than to cry.
過馬路小心點總沒有錯的。

Guò mǎlù xiǎoxīn diǎn zǒng méiyǒu cuò de.

You cannot be too careful in crossing a street.
這種秘密總有一天會被揭露的。

Zhèzhǒng mìmì zǒng yǒu yì tiān huì bèi jiēlù de.

Such secrets are always eventually revealed.
這裡總有一些事情在發生。

Zhèlǐ zǒng yǒu yìxiē shìqing zài fāshēng.

There is always something happening here.
遲做總比不做好。

Chí zuò zǒng bǐ bú zuò hǎo.

Better late than never.
遲到總比不到好。

Chídào zǒng bǐ búdào hǎo.

Better late than never.