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總的來說

简 总的来说 · 繁 總的來說
Mandarin · pinyin zǒng de lái shuō

Meanings

  1. generally speaking
  2. to sum up
  3. in summary
  4. in short
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總
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的
de · possessive, adjectival suffix
來
lái · come, coming; return, returning
說
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
总
zǒng · collect; overall, altogether
来
lái · come, coming; return, returning
说
shuō · speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
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Mandarin tones

3–5–2–1 · zong3 de5 lai2 shuo1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zung2 dik1 loi4 syut3

Cantonese word readings for 總的來說. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zung2 dik1 loi4 syut3

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adv

  1. on the whole; by and large; generally speaking

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