總的來說

See also: 总的来说

Chinese

		always; to assemble; gather always; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of	to come	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (總的來說)		總	的	來	說
simp. (总的来说)		总	的	来	说

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǒngdeláishuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung² dik¹ loi⁴ syut³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǒngdeláishuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǒngde̊láishuo
    • Wade–Giles: tsung³-tê⁵-lai²-shuo¹
    • Yale: dzǔng-de-lái-shwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzoong.delaishuo
    • Palladius: цзундэлайшо (czundɛlajšo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ laɪ̯³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung² dik¹ loi⁴ syut³
    • Yale: júng dīk lòih syut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung² dik⁷ loi⁴ syt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung² dig¹ loi⁴ xud³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ³⁵ tɪk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹ syːt̚³/

Adverb

總的來說

1. on the whole; by and large; generally speaking

   總的來說，我這一代還算比較開通。 [MSC, trad.]
   总的来说，我这一代还算比较开通。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zǒngdeláishuō, wǒ zhè yīdài hái suàn bǐjiào kāitōng. [Pinyin]

   Generally speaking, my generation can be considered quite open-minded.

Synonyms

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• 全盤看來／全盘看来 (quánpán kànlái)
• 基本 (jīběn)
• 基本上 (jīběnshàng)
• 大抵 (dàdǐ)
• 大致上 (dàzhìshang)
• 大都
• 大體／大体 (dàtǐ)
• 大體上／大体上 (dàtǐshang)
• 大體而言／大体而言 (dàtǐ ér yán)
• 總算／总算 (zǒngsuàn)

 

Related terms

• 總之／总之 (zǒngzhī)