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總

简总 · 繁總

Mandarin · pinyin zǒng

(bound form) general; overall
to sum up
in every case; always; invariably
anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later
surely
(after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 zǒng jīng lǐ or 總編 zǒng biān etc

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总: zǒng · collect; overall, altogether

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to collect
overall; altogether
always
A suffix used to form nicknames of company or organization leaders, usually for males.

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