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

HSK 3

总的来说，他的表现还不错。

Zǒngdeláishuō, tā de biǎoxiàn hái búcuò.

Generally speaking, his performance was not bad.

HSK 6

总的来说，这次旅行很愉快。

Zǒngdeláishuō, zhècì lǚxíng hěn yúkuài.

All in all, this trip was very pleasant.

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