总[zǒng]

动assemble; put together; sum up

♦ ~起来说 to sum up

♦ 把两笔账~到一块算 settle the two accounts together

形

1. general; overall; total

♦ ~产量 total output

♦ ~趋势 general trend

♦ ~根源 root cause

♦ ~的说来 generally speaking; by and large

2. chief; head; general

♦ ~头目 chief boss; chieftain

副

1. always; invariably

♦ 我一去那儿天~下雨。 It invariably rains when I go there.

♦ 我不是~在这儿。 I am not always here.

2. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later

♦ 问题~是要解决的。 The problem will be settled sooner or later.

♦ 你~会成功的。 You're bound to succeed.

♦ 他~还是个孩子, 哪能像大人那样有力气？ After all, he's only a child. How can he possibly be as strong as a grown-up?

3. surely; certainly; probably

♦ 她说的你~不会相信吧？ You don't believe what she said, surely?

♦ 他~不大可能写这样一封信。 It's most unlikely that he should have written such a letter.