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总之

In short with 总之

Structure … ,总之 + conclusion

总之 (zǒngzhī) wraps up and sums up what’s been said: "in short, in a word, anyway". 总之,这是个好消息 = "in short, it’s good news". It goes at the start of the closing clause and gathers the main point of everything before.

Examples

  • zǒngzhīzhèshìgehǎoxiāoxi

    In short, it’s good news.

  • zǒngzhītóng

    In short, I disagree.

  • guǎnzěnmeshuōzǒngzhīyào

    Whatever you say, in short you have to work hard.

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