gather together; sum up; altogether
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to gather together; to collect (scattered items into one place); to aggregate
Used when consolidating data, items, or people from various sources into a unified whole. Often used in administrative or statistical contexts.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
gè各
xiǎo小
zǔ组
bào报
de的
shù数
zì字
guī归
zǒng总
yī一
xià下
。
Please gather and consolidate the numbers reported by each group.
Bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
wén文
jiàn件
guī归
zǒng总
hòu后
jiāo交
gěi给
jīng经
lǐ理
。
Collect these documents together and hand them to the manager.
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Gè各
fēn分
gōng公
sī司
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
guī归
zǒng总
rú如
xià下
。
The situations of each branch company are summarized as follows.
adverb
altogether; in total; all in all; all told
neutralUsed to indicate the total sum or aggregate amount. Often used in spoken language to emphasize that the total is surprisingly small or different from expectation.
Shén什
me么
dà大
duì队
rén人
mǎ马
，
guī归
zǒng总
cái才
shí十
jǐ几
gè个
rén人
！
What 'large troop'? There are altogether only a dozen or so people!
Zhè这
xiē些
fèi费
yòng用
guī归
zǒng总
yě也
méi没
chāo超
guò过
yī一
qiān千
yuán元
。
All these expenses altogether did not exceed one thousand yuan.
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Wǒ我
men们
děng等
le了
guī归
zǒng总
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
We waited for a total of two hours.