总共
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
总共 (zǒnggòng) · altogether
总共 (zǒnggòng) means “altogether; in total”. It is written with 2 characters: 总 (always) + 共 (altogether). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 总共 is built
The characters
总 zǒng · always
What 总 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: Many mouths 口 speaking with one mind 心 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
共 gòng · altogether
What 共 is made of
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Two hands 八 holding one object 廾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们班总共有三十个学生。Wǒmen bān zǒnggòng yǒu sānshí gè xuésheng.Our class has thirty students altogether.
这些东西总共多少钱？Zhèxiē dōngxi zǒnggòng duōshao qián?How much are these things in total?
Questions about 总共
What does 总共 mean?
总共 (zǒnggòng) means “altogether; in total”.
How do you pronounce 总共?
总共 is pronounced zǒnggòng.
Which HSK level is 总共?
总共 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 总结zǒngjiéto sum up
- 总是zǒngshìalways
- 总理zǒnglǐpremier
- 总统zǒngtǒngpresident (of a country)
- 总之zǒngzhīin short
- 总裁zǒngcáipresident (of a company)
- 总算zǒngsuànfinally
- 总而言之zǒng'éryánzhīin short
- 总和zǒnghésum
- 总zǒngalways
Learn 总共 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 91: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.