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總的來說

简总的来说 · 繁總的來說

Mandarin · pinyin zǒng de lái shuō

generally speaking
to sum up
in summary
in short

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總: Look up this written character
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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3–5–2–1 · zong3 de5 lai2 shuo1

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zung2 dik1 loi4 syut3

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adv

on the whole; by and large; generally speaking

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