总而言之 (zǒng ér yán zhī) — in short; in a word; in brief

Definition

Examples

• 总而言之，这次旅行非常成功。
  zǒng ér yán zhī, Zhè cì lǚ xíng fēi cháng chéng gōng.
  In short, this trip was very successful.
• 总而言之，我们不能忽视这个问题。
  zǒng ér yán zhī, Wǒ men bù néng hū shì zhè ge wèn tí.
  In a word, we cannot ignore this problem.
• 总而言之，他的建议值得认真考虑。
  zǒng ér yán zhī, Tā de jiàn yì zhí dé rèn zhēn kǎo lǜ.
  In brief, his suggestion deserves serious consideration.