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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

总 [zǒng]
  1. 1. verb gather
    总括
    sum up
  2. 2. adjective [全部的] total
    总金额
    total amount of money
  3. 3. adjective [为首的] [pl] chief
    总部
    headquarters
  4. 4. adverb [一直] always
    他总迟到。
    He's always late.
  5. 5. adverb [毕竟] after all
    发生这么大的事，我总得告诉他。
    After all, I couldn't not tell him about an event of this importance.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

总 [zǒng]
  1. 1. verb assemble; put together; sum up
    把两笔账总到一块算
    settle the two accounts together
    总起来说
    to sum up
  2. 2. adjective general; overall; total; gross
    总的说来
    generally speaking; by and large
    总根源
    root cause
    总趋势
    general trend
    总产量
    total output
  3. 3. adjective chief; head; general
    总头目
    chief boss; chieftain
  4. 4. adverb always; invariably
    我不是总在这儿。
    I am not always here.
    我一去那儿天总下雨。
    It invariably rains when I go there.
  5. 5. adverb anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later
    他总还是个孩子，哪能像大人那样有力气？
    After all, he's only a child. How can he possibly be as strong as a grown-up?
    你总会成功的。
    You're bound to succeed.
    问题总是要解决的。
    The problem will be settled sooner or later.
  6. 6. adverb surely; certainly; probably
    他总不大可能写这样一封信。
    It's most unlikely that he should have written such a letter.
    她说的你总不会相信吧？
    You don't believe what she said, surely?

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

总 [zǒng]
  1. 1. 动 聚集；汇合到一起
    总而言之。
    汇总。
    总括。
  2. 2. 形 所有的；全面的
    总的情况。
    总产量。
    总复习。
  3. 3. 形 概括全部的
    总纲。
    总则。
  4. 4. 形 领导全面的；为首的
    总统。
    总经理。
  5. 5. 副 表示持续不变，相当于"一直""一贯"
    他总是这么年轻。
    上课时总爱说话。
  6. 6. 副 表示无论如何一定如此，相当于"毕竟""终归"
    历史总会发展，社会总要进步。
    将来总会好起来的。
  7. 7. 副 表示估计、推测，相当于"大概"
    这房子盖了总有十多年了。
    看样子总得年底才能完工。
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Examples

他总好搬弄自己的那点儿知识。
He is apt to show off what he knows.
总的说来，这是一本好书，若对不足之处过多指摘，未免吹毛求疵。
On the whole it's a good book; and it would be nitpicking to dwell on those small defects.
逢年过节我总回家。
On New Year's Day and other festivals, I always go back home.
他不习惯戴帽子，一年四季总光着头。
He is not used to wearing a hat and goes bareheaded all year round.
狐狸尾巴总是要露出来的。
A fox cannot hide its tail. or The devil can't hide his cloven hoof.
家务总也做不完。
Household chores never get completely finished. or There is no end to household chores.
一种新的工作，开始总会遇到一些困难。
You always run into some difficulties at the beginning of any new job.
他太骄傲了，总看不起别人。
He is very proud and always holds others in contempt.
碰到严重事情的时候，他的理智总控制不住感情。
When confronted with a serious matter, his reason always gives way to emotion.
他每次路过总要来看望他的老战友。
Every time he passes by, he drops in to see his old comrades-in-arms.
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[kǒu]		 + 心
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The adverbs indicating time

The adverbs indicating time

An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" de and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives.

A part of adverbs can indicate time, such as "刚才" gāngcái , "刚刚" gānggāng , "已经" yǐjīng , "早" zǎo , "就" jiù , "正在" zhèngzài , "马上" mǎshàng , "一直" yìzhí , "老是" lǎoshì , and so on.
(1) 他已经 走了。
(2) 他早就吃完饭了。
(3) 我一直 没有说话。
(4) 我从来 没有怀疑过他。
(5) 我永远 不会忘记那个人。
(6) 他的病已经 好了。
(7) 比赛结果将 在后天公布。

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