总而言之

總而言之

zǒng'éryánzhī

phrase HSK 7 #13,426

Meanings

Literally 'summing up and saying it' — a classical Chinese construction used to wrap up an argument.

Zǒng'éryánzhī, wǒmen xūyào gèngjiā nǔlì.

In short, we need to work even harder.

Zǒng'éryánzhī, zhè cì lǚxíng fēicháng yúkuài.

All in all, this trip was very enjoyable.

grammar

总而言之 is more formal than 总之 (zǒngzhī), which means the same thing. In essays, 总而言之 signals the conclusion paragraph. In speech, 总之 is more natural.

总 zǒng

而 ér

言 yán

之 zhī