zǒng
ér
yán
zhī

HSK 7-9
idiom
common

Meaning of 总而言之

总而言之 means in short; in a word; to sum up; in summary. Pronounced zǒng ér yán zhī. HSK 7-9.

  • in short; in a word; to sum up; in summary

Definitions & Examples

Zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
 
yào
zhǔ
dòng
 
yào
bèi
dòng
 

In short, we should be proactive, not passive.

de
 
xiǎo
de
 
fāng
de
 
yuán
de
 
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
 
zhǒng
xíng
zhuàng
dōu
yǒu
 

Big ones, small ones, square ones, round ones—in short, there are all kinds of shapes.

Zhè
ge
huà
chéng
běn
tài
gāo
 
shí
jiān
tài
cháng
 
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
 
xíng
tōng
 

This plan costs too much and takes too long; in short, it won't work.

huān
shū
 
xíng
 
tīng
yīn
yuè
 
zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
 
shì
ge
hěn
yǒu
qíng
de
rén
 

He likes reading, traveling, and listening to music; to sum up, he is a very interesting person.

Zǒng
ér
yán
zhī
 
zhè
huì
hěn
chéng
gōng
 

To sum up, this meeting was very successful.