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总体上说

zǒng tǐ shàng shuōdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
looking at the big picture / all in all / all things considered
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-7697ff8221940525. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

總體上說 总体上说 [zong3 ti3 shang4 shuo1] /looking at the big picture/all in all/all things considered/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 總體上說

  • 总
    zǒng

    (bound form) general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zǒng jīng lǐ] or 總編|总编[zǒng biān] etc

  • 体
    tī

    used in 體己|体己[tī ji] / Taiwan pr. [tǐ]

    tǐ

    body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)

  • 上
    shǎng

    used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]

    shàng

    (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above

  • 说
    shuì

    to persuade

    shuō

    to speak / to talk / to say / to explain / to comment / to scold / to tell off / (bound form) theory / doctrine

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.