altogether; in total
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
altogether; in total; all told
dialectA dialectal term used to indicate a grand total, equivalent to the more standard 总共 or 一共. It is primarily used in certain Northern Chinese dialects.
Sān三
gè个
bān班
jí级
mǎn满
gòng共
shì是
jiǔ九
shí十
bā八
gè个
xué学
sheng生
。
Altogether, there are ninety-eight students across three classes.
Wǒ我
men们
mǎn满
gòng共
jiù就
zhè这
diǎn点
er儿
qián钱
，
shěng省
zhe着
diǎn点
er儿
huā花
ba吧
。
This is all the money we have in total, let's spend it carefully.
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Zhè这
yī一
kuāng筐
píng苹
guǒ果
mǎn满
gòng共
shí十
jīn斤
。
This basket of apples weighs ten jin in total.