HSK 5 · Function Words

总算 zǒngsuàn “at long last” in Chinese

Traditional 總算

What 总算 means

  1. at long last
  2. finally
  3. on the whole

How to say 总算

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale总zǒng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale算suàn4th tone, falling

总算 in a sentence

  1. 总算到星期五了。

    Zǒngsuàn dào Xīngqīwǔ le.

    Friday at last!

    Sentence #1516173 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我们总算准时到那里了。

    Wǒmen zǒngsuàn zhǔnshí dào nàli le.

    We finally got there on time.

    Sentence #895132 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 真相总算在我们面前揭晓了。

    Zhēnxiàng zǒngsuàn zài wǒmen miànqián jiēxiǎo le.

    At last the truth was revealed to us.

    Sentence #3149502 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 总算 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 总 (zǒng) with each of its parts in a different colour
总zǒnggeneral; overall
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 心heart · xīn
The character 算 (suàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
算suànto calculate; to figure out
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhú
  • 具tool · jù

Memory aidBamboo ⺮ counting sticks held in two hands 具: to count, to calculate.

How to write 总算

总 9 strokes · 算 14 strokes

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总算 (zǒngsuàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 总算 (zǒngsuàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 总算

Words with 总

总zǒng · always总是zǒngshì · always总结zǒngjié · to sum up总裁zǒngcái · president (of a company)总理zǒnglǐ · premier总统zǒngtǒng · president (of a country)总共zǒnggòng · altogether总之zǒngzhī · in a word总和zǒnghé · sum总而言之zǒng'éryánzhī · in short

Words with 算

打算dǎsuàn · to plan算suàn · to calculate计算jìsuàn · to count算数suànshù · to count (be valid)合算hésuàn · worthwhile结算jiésuàn · to settle accounts预算yùsuàn · budget运算yùnsuàn · mathematical operation精打细算jīngdǎxìsuàn · careful budgeting

More words: Function Words & Grammar

主动zhǔdòng · to take the initiative自从zìcóng · since (a time)自动zìdòng · automatic总共zǒnggòng · altogether总之zǒngzhī · in a word作为zuòwéi · as (in the role of)甭béng · don’t本人běnrén · I

FAQs

总算 (zǒngsuàn) means “at long last” or “finally”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zǒngsuàn: zǒng with a 3rd tone, then suàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 总算 is written 總算. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zongsuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 总算 from the suggestions. Typing zongsuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
总算 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.