综述

綜述
zōngshù
noun #64,318

Meanings

  1. 1 summary; overview
  2. 2 roundup article
  3. 3 review (academic)

Examples

HSK 5
Jìzhě fābiǎo le yì piān běnzhōu shìchǎng zōngshù.
The journalist published a roundup of this week's market.
HSK 6
Zhè piān wénxiàn zōngshù fùgài le jìn shínián de yánjiū.
This literature review covers the last decade of research.

Tips

usage
Also functions as a verb: 综述 'to summarize / review comprehensively'. Distinct from 概述 (brief overview) - 综述 implies synthesizing multiple sources, common in both journalism (weekly roundups) and academia (literature reviews).

Stroke Order

zōng
shù