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

Definição

A four-character written summary phrase meaning 'in short / to sum up.' It is more formal and emphatic than the shorter conjunction 总之.

phrase
in shortin a wordin brief

Exemplos

  • 总而言之
    zǒng ér yán zhī, Zhè cì lǚ xíng fēi cháng chéng gōng.
    In short, this trip was very successful.
  • 总而言之
    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
    zǒng ér yán zhī, Tā de jiàn yì zhí dé rèn zhēn kǎo lǜ.
    In brief, his suggestion deserves serious consideration.

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