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总的来说
Idiomzǒng de lái shuō
Description
我们常常用"总的来说"来给一个总结，意思是把很多事情放在一起说。
We often use "总的来说" to give a summary, meaning to put many things together.
它一般放在句子的开头，用来说出你最后的看法。
It is usually placed at the beginning of a sentence to express your final opinion.
Meanings
总的来说zǒng de lái shuō
generally speaking; on the whole; all in all
总的来说，今天的会议很成功。
Overall, today's meeting was very successful.
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Notes
- Etymology
总 (overall) + 来说 (speaking of), forming a summarizing discourse marker.
- Nuance
usually starts a sentence to give an overall conclusion after details.
In videos
“所以，总的来说，“抢着””
“总的来说是这些”
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