總 (zung2 | zong3) : general; chief; assemble; always; anyway

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總

zung2

zong3

[1] [adj] general; overall; total
[2] [adj] chief; head; primary
[3] [v] assemble; put together; sum up
[4] [adv] always; invariably; all along
[5] [adv] anyway; after all; eventually

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 1

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

總 / 总

Don't confuse with:
聰

This word has been viewed 15994 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Apr 2014 04:52

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總共 zung2 gung6 zong3 gong4 = in total; in all; altogether

總站 zung2 zaam6 zong3 zhan4 = terminus (for public transport)

行政總裁 hang4 zing3 zung2 coi4 = CEO 粵

總係 zung2 hai6 zong3 shi4 = always; all the time 粵

總統 zung2 tung2 zong3 tong3 = president

總之 zung2 zi1 zong3 zhi1 = in short

總務 zung2 mou6 zong3 wu4 = general matters; general affairs

總司令 zung2 si1 ling6 zong3 si1 ling4 = top military commander

總和 zung2 wo4 zong3 he2 = sum

總得 zung2 dak1 zong3 dei3 = must; have to; bound to
See all 82 compounds (CantoDict reports 85 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 3 examples containing 總

每年呢個時候總係咁忙碌粵
It is always so busy this time of the year.

頭先總部𠹭我，所以遲咗粵
Headquarters called me just now which is why I'm late.
[Lit. Just now headquarters call me, therefore late-already]

租金係,等我諗諗先,噢係嘞,總共萬一文。粵
The rent is, just let me get it right, oh yes, 11,000 dollars altogether.
[The speaker uses some discourse markers to make a reply.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 總
Unicode code for this character: U+7e3d (off-site link)

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