总的说来 (zǒng de) — generally speaking, all in all, overall
Definition
A formal conjunctive phrase used to sum up or generalize a preceding discussion — similar to ‘overall / all in all.’ It typically opens a summarizing sentence after several points have been made.
conjunction
generally speakingall in alloverall
Examples
- 总的说来，。zǒng de, Tā de fāng àn shì kě xíng de.Generally speaking, his plan is feasible.
- 总的说来，。zǒng de, Jīn nián de jīng jì zēng zhǎng chāo chū le yù qī.Overall, this year's economic growth exceeded expectations.
- 总的说来，，。zǒng de, Zhè bù diàn yǐng suī rán yǒu xiē quē diǎn, dàn hái shì zhí dé yí kàn.All in all, although this movie has some flaws, it's still worth watching.
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