总而言之

zǒng ér yán zhī

  • Meaning

    Literal

    -

    Usage

    To sum things up; overall; in brief

  • Connotation

    Neutral

  • Usage Examples

    总而言之，这是一部既适合儿童又适合成人的精彩电影 | Zǒng'éryánzhī, zhè shì yī bù jì shìhé értóng yòu shìhé chéngrén de jīngcǎi diànyǐng
    In all, this is an amazing film suitable for both kids and adults
    [Source]

    总而言之，同学们这学期的成绩还是比较好的 | Zǒng'éryánzhī, tóngxuémen zhè xuéqī de chéngjì háishì bǐjiào hǎo de
    All in all, the students' grades this semester were relatively good
    [Source]

  • Equivalents

    English

    None

    Chinese

    概而言之 (gài ér yán zhī)

  • Entry Notes

    This is an HSK chengyu

  • Origin

    《容斋随笔》(Róng Zhāi Suí Bǐ), an important work on the history of the Sòng Dynasty (宋, 960 - 1279) by 洪迈 (Hóng Mài) of the same time period

  • Story

    This chengyu is from a line in the work listed in the "Origin" section above

  • Citations and Helpful Resources

    • 汉语成语小词典 (hànyǔ chéngyǔ xiǎo cídiǎn)
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    • ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary
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