How to say “total number” in Chinese
total number
“Total number” in Chinese is 总数, zǒng shù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
总数 is read zǒng shù: 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”.
Its second reading is shǔ, “count”.
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 “总数”.
More words from the lesson “Big numbers”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “total number” in Chinese?
“Total number” in Chinese is 总数, pinyin zǒngshù.
What does 总数 mean?
总数 (zǒngshù) means “total number”.
How do you write 总数?
总数 is 2 characters: 总 (zǒng) — general, total; always; 数 (shù) — number. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 总数?
总数 is read zǒngshù. Tones: zǒng — third tone, shù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“total number” in the lesson “Big numbers”
This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. 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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