总的来说

zǒng de lái shuō · zong de lai shuo

Traditional 總的來說

Meaning

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  1. generally speaking
  2. to sum up
  3. in summary
  4. in short

In a sentence

2 examples
01

总(zǒng)的(de)来(lái)说(shuō),我(wǒ)对(duì)这(zhè)个(ge)结(jié)果(guǒ)很(hěn)满(mǎn)意(yì)。

On the whole I am satisfied with the result.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

总(zǒng)的(de)来(lái)说(shuō),这(zhè)部(bù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)从(cóng)剧(jù)本(běn)到(dào)银(yín)幕(mù)是(shì)成(chéng)功(gōng)的(de)。

Overall, the movie was a success from script to screen.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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