总算

總算
zǒngsuàn
adverb HSK 5 #3,521

Meanings

  1. 1 at long last; finally
  2. 2 after all (this effort/waiting)

Characters

All things counted — at long last.

Examples

Nǐ zǒngsuàn lái le!
You're finally here!
Yǔ zǒngsuàn tíng le.
The rain has finally stopped.
Jīngguò sān ge yuè de nǔlì, xiàngmù zǒngsuàn wánchéng le.
After three months of effort, the project was finally completed.

Tips

usage
总算 (finally, implies relief after waiting/effort) vs 终于 (zhōngyú, at last, more neutral or emphatic). Both mean 'finally' but 总算 carries more of a 'phew!' feeling.

Stroke Order

zǒng
suàn