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总
zǒng
Main
English Definitionalways; to assemble; gather; total; overall; head; chief; general; in every case
Simplified Script总
Traditional Script總
Pinyinzǒng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄗㄨㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zung2
Part of Speech(副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=4

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Words With Same Head Word    
总是zǒngshìalways
总统zǒngtǒngpresident (of a country)
总之zǒngzhīin a word; in short; in brief
总算zǒngsuànat long last; finally; on the whole
总而言之zǒng éryán zhīin short; in a word; in brief
Words With Same Tail Word    
老总lǎozǒngboss; sir (person with a leading role in an organization); (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA; (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official; (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer
汇总huìzǒngsummary; to summarize; to collect (data, receipts etc); to gather and report
汇总huìzǒngsummary; to summarize; to collect (data, receipts etc); to gather and report; also written 汇总
副总fùzǒngvice director
林林总总lín lín zǒng zǒngin great abundance; numerous
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