总的来说 (zǒng de lái shuō) — on the whole; generally speaking; in summary
Definition
Sentence-level discourse marker that summarizes what was just said — a spoken/written equivalent of 'on the whole' or 'all in all.' It comes at the start of a sentence and frames an overall judgment.
verb
on the wholegenerally speakingin summary
Examples
- 总的来说，。zǒng de lái shuō, Zhè cì lǚ xíng hěn yú kuài.On the whole, this trip was very pleasant.
- 总的来说，。zǒng de lái shuō, Zhè ge fāng àn hái shì kě xíng de.Generally speaking, this plan is still feasible.
- 总的来说，。zǒng de lái shuō, Zhè bù diàn yǐng zhí dé yí kàn.All in all, this movie is worth watching.
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