总而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī In short

Explanation

总而言之，意思是总的来说，概括起来说。通常用于文章或讲话的结尾，总结全文或全篇的主要意思。

In short, it means in general, to summarize. It is usually used at the end of an article or speech to summarize the main points of the whole text.

Origin Story

小明参加了学校的演讲比赛，他准备的演讲主题是关于保护环境的。他从环境污染的现状，谈到环境保护的重要性，最后，他呼吁大家积极参与环保行动。演讲结束后，评委老师对他的演讲给予了高度评价，老师说：“小明同学的演讲内容丰富，逻辑清晰，总而言之，是一篇优秀的演讲作品。”小明听了评委老师的评价，心里美滋滋的，他暗下决心，以后要更加努力地学习，为保护环境贡献自己的力量。

xiǎo míng cān jiā le xué xiào de yǎn jiǎng bǐ sài, tā zhǔn bèi de yǎn jiǎng zhǔ tí shì guān yú bǎo hù huán jìng de。tā cóng huán jìng wū rǎn de xiàn zhuàng, tán dào huán jìng bǎo hù de zhòng yào xìng, zuì hòu, tā hū yù dà jiā tích jí cān yù huán bǎo xíng dòng。yǎn jiǎng jié shù hòu, píng wěi lǎo shī duì tā de yǎn jiǎng gěi yǔ le gāo dù píng jià, lǎo shī shuō：“xiǎo míng tóng xué de yǎn jiǎng nèi róng fēng fù, luó jì qīng xī, zǒng ér yán zhī, shì yī piān yōu xiù de yǎn jiǎng zuò pǐn。”xiǎo míng tīng le píng wěi lǎo shī de píng jià, xīn lǐ měi zī zī de, tā àn xià jué xīn, yǐ hòu yào gèng jiā nǔ lì de xué xí, wèi bǎo hù huán jìng gòng xiàn zì jǐ de lì liang。

Xiaoming participated in the school's speech contest, and his prepared speech topic was about protecting the environment. He talked about the current situation of environmental pollution, to the importance of environmental protection, and finally, he called on everyone to actively participate in environmental protection actions. After the speech, the judges praised his speech highly. The teacher said: "Xiaoming's speech content is rich, the logic is clear, in short, it is an excellent speech."

Usage

用在一段话或文章的结尾，概括总结前面所述内容。

yòng zài yī duàn huà huò wén zhāng de jié wěi, gài kuò zǒng jié qián miàn suǒ shù nèi róng。

Used at the end of a paragraph or article to summarize the content mentioned before.

Examples

• 总而言之，这次会议取得了圆满成功。

  zǒng ér yán zhī, zhè cì huì yì qǔ dé le yuán mǎn chéng gōng。

  In short, the meeting was a complete success.

• 总而言之，我们要加强学习，提高自身素质。

  zǒng ér yán zhī, wǒ men yào jiā qiáng xué xí, tí gāo zì shēn sù zhì。

  In short, we must strengthen our learning and improve our qualities.

Related Idioms

• 总之

• 总而言之

Opposite Idioms

• 具体来说

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