总的来说

總的來說

zǒngdeláishuō

phrase HSK 7-9 #9,623

Meanings

1 generally speaking
2 on the whole
3 all in all

Characters

overall; general

structural particle

to speak; to say

Examples

总的来说，这次旅行很愉快。

Zǒngdeláishuō, zhècì lǚxíng hěn yúkuài.

All in all, this trip was very pleasant.

总的来说，他的表现还不错。

Zǒngdeláishuō, tā de biǎoxiàn hái búcuò.

Generally speaking, his performance was not bad.

Tips

usage

总的来说 is used at the beginning of a sentence to give an overall summary or evaluation. It is less formal than 综上所述 and more natural in spoken Chinese. Similar to 总而言之.

Stroke Order

总 zǒng

的 de

来 lái

说 shuō