综述

綜述
zōngshù
noun #64,318

Meanings

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

Examples

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

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