altogether; in total
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
altogether; in all; in total
dialectIndicates the aggregate sum of items or people. Often carries a connotation of 'only' or 'merely' when followed by restrictive words like 不过 (no more than) or 才 (only). Commonly used in spoken Mandarin, particularly in northern dialects and Beijing dialect.
Zhèn镇
shàng上
lǒng拢
gòng共
bù不
guò过
sān三
bǎi百
hù户
rén人
jiā家
。
The town altogether has no more than three hundred households.
Wǒ我
men们
lǒng拢
gòng共
wǔ五
gè个
rén人
，
zuò坐
yī一
liàng辆
chē车
jiù就
gòu够
le了
。
We are five people altogether, so one car is enough.
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Zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
lǒng拢
gòng共
lái来
le了
shí十
jǐ几
gè个
rén人
。
Altogether only about a dozen people came to this meeting.
Tā他
lǒng拢
gòng共
cái才
xué学
le了
sān三
gè个
yuè月
Hàn汉
yǔ语
，
jiù就
shuō说
de得
zhè这
me么
liú流
lì利
。
He has only studied Chinese for three months altogether, yet he speaks so fluently.