HSK 3 · Frequency & Degree

总

zǒng

always; total; general

Stroke order of 总

总 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A heart 心 beneath a gathering 丷: gather everything together into a total.

Parts: 总 total (heart 心 below, 丷 on top)

Example sentence

他总是笑。

He is always smiling.

Words with 总

总是always 总结to sum up; summary

More words: Frequency & Degree

总是always 往往often; usually 通常usually; normally 不断continuously 连续continuous; in a row 持续to continue; to last 继续to continue 反复repeatedly 慢慢slowly 好好well; properly 更加even more 极了extremely 相当quite; equivalent 简直simply; virtually

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