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总而言之

总而言之 zǒngéryánzhī

总而言之 zǒngéryánzhī Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 总而言之 zǒngéryánzhī .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zǒngéryánzhī | zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1
English translation
in short
in a word
in brief

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About 总而言之 zǒngéryánzhī

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Traditional form

總而言之

Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí
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Etymology of 总而言之 zǒngéryánzhī

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 总而言之 zǒngéryánzhī .

zǒng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of zǒng . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and cōng represents the sound. Based on the meaning "put together", since thread () is used to put things together.

Positional decomposition

丷口心

Number of Strokes

9

ér

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a beard, now written as Ér . The current use as a conjunction is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

Number of Strokes

6

yán

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a tongue sticking out of a mouth. In old scripts written the same as shé but with an extra line.

Positional decomposition

tóu 二口

Number of Strokes

7

zhī

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a foot, phonetically and visually similar to zhǐ , which also a pictograph of a foot.

Positional decomposition

diǎn

Number of Strokes

3

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Example sentences using 总而言之 zǒngéryánzhī

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zǒng ér 言之这是一本通俗 tōngsú ér 务实 wù shí de 物理 wùlǐ 入门 rù mén Shū

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