How to say “sum up” in Chinese
sum up; summary
“Sum up” in Chinese is 总结, zǒng jié: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
总结 is read zǒng jié: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 心 — “heart”.
On the left, 纟 “thread”: tying a knot.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “总结”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 总结. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 最后我来总结一下zuìhòu,wǒláizǒngjiéyíxiàFinally, let me sum up.
More words from the lesson “In order”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sum up” in Chinese?
“Sum up” in Chinese is 总结, pinyin zǒngjié.
What does 总结 mean?
总结 (zǒngjié) means “sum up; summary”.
How do you write 总结?
总结 is 2 characters: 总 (zǒng) — general, total; always; 结 (jié) — tie; knot. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 总结?
总结 is read zǒngjié. Tones: zǒng — third tone, jié — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sum up” in the lesson “In order”
This word is from the topic “In class” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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