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总是 VS 一直

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Both words are used to indicate that a certain action won't change. "总是" is used to emphasize that the action never changes, regardless of time. And "一直" is used to emphasize that an action will not change at present. For examples:

  • 总是下个不停。
  • 一直下个不停。

Both of these sentences mean "to rain without stopping". The first sentence implies that "It always rains in this area". The second sentence implies that "It has been raining all day long".

总的来说

HSK 4

“总的来说”常用做插入语,表示从总体上或从主要情况来评论。
"总的来说" is usually used as a parenthesis, meaning "on the whole, generally speaking".


The example sentences of 总的来说

广告上说房子交通方便,周围很安静,厨房很大。总的来说,这套房子他很满意,于是他就记下了房东的手机号码。

ɡuɑ̌nɡ ɡɑ̀o
[kuɑŋ²¹⁴ kɑu⁵¹]
ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄍㄠˋ
n.
shɑ̀nɡ
[ʂɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄕㄤˋ
n.
shuō
[ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄕㄨㄛ
v.
fɑ́nɡ zi
[fɑŋ³⁵ tsɿ³]
ㄈㄤˊ ˙ㄗ
n.
jiɑ̄o tōnɡ
[tɕiɑu⁵⁵ tʰoŋ⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄠ ㄊㄨㄥ
n.
fɑ̄nɡ biɑ̀n
[fɑŋ⁵⁵ piɛn⁵¹]
ㄈㄤ ㄅ丨ㄢˋ
adj.
zhōu wéi
[tʂou⁵⁵ uei³⁵]
ㄓㄡ ㄨㄟˊ
n.
hěn
[xən²¹⁴]
ㄏㄣˇ
adv.
ɑ̄n jìnɡ
[an⁵⁵ tɕiŋ⁵¹]
ㄢ ㄐ丨ㄥˋ
adj.
chú fɑ́nɡ
[tʂʰu³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵]
ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄤˊ
n.
hěn
[xən²¹⁴]
ㄏㄣˇ
adv.
dɑ̀
[tᴀ⁵¹]
ㄉㄚˋ
adj.
zǒnɡ de lɑ́i shuō
[tsoŋ²¹⁴ tɤ⁴ lai³⁵ ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄗㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
conj.
zhè
[tʂɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ
pron.
tɑ̀o
[tʰɑu⁵¹]
ㄊㄠˋ
m.
fɑ́nɡ zi
[fɑŋ³⁵ tsɿ³]
ㄈㄤˊ ˙ㄗ
n.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
hěn
[xən²¹⁴]
ㄏㄣˇ
adv.
mɑ̌n yì
[man²¹⁴ i⁵¹]
ㄇㄢˇ 丨ˋ
v.
yú shì
[y³⁵ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄩˊ ㄕˋ
conj.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
jì xiɑ̀
[tɕi⁵¹ ɕiᴀ⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ˋ ㄒ丨ㄚˋ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
fɑ́nɡ dōnɡ
[fɑŋ³⁵ toŋ⁵⁵]
ㄈㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄥ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shǒu jī
[ʂou²¹⁴ tɕi⁵⁵]
ㄕㄡˇ ㄐ丨
n.
hɑ̀o mɑ̌
[xɑu⁵¹ mᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄏㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ
n.
The advertisement said that the house is convenient for transportation, the surrounding is very quiet, and the kitchen is large. In general, he was satisfied with the house, so he took down the landlord's mobile phone number.

这个公司的工资虽然不算很高,但是奖金很多,所以总的来说收入还不错。

zhè
[tʂɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ
pron.
ɡè
[kɤ⁵¹]
ㄍㄜˋ
m.
ɡōnɡ sī
[koŋ⁵⁵ sɿ⁵⁵]
ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
ɡōnɡ zī
[koŋ⁵⁵ tsɿ⁵⁵]
ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗ
n.
suī rɑ́n
[suei⁵⁵ ʐan³⁵]
ㄙㄨㄟ ㄖㄢˊ
conj.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
suɑ̀n
[suan⁵¹]
ㄙㄨㄢˋ
v.
hěn
[xən²¹⁴]
ㄏㄣˇ
adv.
ɡɑ̄o
[kɑu⁵⁵]
ㄍㄠ
adj.
dɑ̀n shì
[tan⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ
conj.
jiɑ̌nɡ jīn
[tɕiɑŋ²¹⁴ tɕin⁵⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄤˇ ㄐ丨ㄣ
n.
hěn
[xən²¹⁴]
ㄏㄣˇ
adv.
duō
[tuo⁵⁵]
ㄉㄨㄛ
adj.
suǒ yǐ
[suo²¹⁴ i²¹⁴]
ㄙㄨㄛˇ 丨ˇ
conj.
zǒnɡ de
[tsoŋ²¹⁴ tɤ⁴]
ㄗㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ
adv.
lɑ́i shuō
[lai³⁵ ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
conj.
shōu rù
[ʂou⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹]
ㄕㄡ ㄖㄨˋ
n.
hɑ́i
[xai³⁵]
ㄏㄞˊ
adv.
bù cuò
[pu⁵¹ tsʰuo⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
adj.
Although the salary of this company is not very high, but the bonus is a lot, so the overall income is not bad.

很多人问去丽江旅游怎么样,总的来说,丽江景色不错,那里的人也很热情,去那里旅游是个不错的选择。

hěn duō
[xən²¹⁴ tuo⁵⁵]
ㄏㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄛ
num.
rén
[ʐən³⁵]
ㄖㄣˊ
n.
wèn
[uən⁵¹]
ㄨㄣˋ
v.
qù
[tɕʰy⁵¹]
ㄑㄩˋ
v.
lì jiɑ̄nɡ
[li⁵¹ tɕiɑŋ⁵⁵]
ㄌ丨ˋ ㄐ丨ㄤ
proper noun
lǚ yóu
[ly²¹⁴ iou³⁵]
ㄌㄩˇ 丨ㄡˊ
v.
zěn me yɑ̀nɡ
[tsən²¹⁴ mɤ⁴ iɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ 丨ㄤˋ
pron.
zǒnɡ de
[tsoŋ²¹⁴ tɤ⁴]
ㄗㄨㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ
conj.
lɑ́i shuō
[lai³⁵ ʂuo⁵⁵]
ㄌㄞˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
conj.
lì jiɑ̄nɡ
[li⁵¹ tɕiɑŋ⁵⁵]
ㄌ丨ˋ ㄐ丨ㄤ
proper noun
jǐnɡ sè
[tɕiŋ²¹⁴ sɤ⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄥˇ ㄙㄜˋ
n.
bù cuò
[pu⁵¹ tsʰuo⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
adj.
nɑ̀ lǐ
[nᴀ⁵¹ li²¹⁴]
ㄋㄚˋ ㄌ丨ˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
rén
[ʐən³⁵]
ㄖㄣˊ
n.
yě
[iɛ²¹⁴]
丨ㄝˇ
adv.
hěn
[xən²¹⁴]
ㄏㄣˇ
adv.
rè qínɡ
[ʐɤ⁵¹ tɕʰiŋ³⁵]
ㄖㄜˋ ㄑ丨ㄥˊ
adj.
qù
[tɕʰy⁵¹]
ㄑㄩˋ
v.
nɑ̀ lǐ
[nᴀ⁵¹ li²¹⁴]
ㄋㄚˋ ㄌ丨ˇ
pron.
lǚ yóu
[ly²¹⁴ iou³⁵]
ㄌㄩˇ 丨ㄡˊ
v.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
ɡè
[kɤ⁵¹]
ㄍㄜˋ
m.
bù cuò
[pu⁵¹ tsʰuo⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
xuɑ̌n zé
[ɕyan²¹⁴ tsɤ³⁵]
ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ
v.
Many people ask how to travel to Lijiang. In general, Lijiang has a good view and the people there are very enthusiastic. It is a good choice to travel there.
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