总之

總之

zǒngzhī

conjunction HSK 4 #2,111

Meanings

Overall speaking — used to summarize

Zǒngzhī, wǒmen xūyào gèngjiā nǔlì.

In short, we need to work harder.

Zǒngzhī, zhè cì lǚxíng hěn yúkuài.

All in all, this trip was very pleasant.

Lǐyóu hěn duō, zǒngzhī wǒ bù tóngyì.

There are many reasons — in short, I disagree.

usage

总之 is used to wrap up a discussion or summarize multiple points. It often appears at the beginning of a concluding sentence.

总 zǒng

之 zhī