总算
Old HSK 5
总算 (zǒngsuàn) · finally
总算 (zǒngsuàn) means “finally; at last; on the whole”. It is written with 2 characters: 总 (always) + 算 (to calculate). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 总算 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)
算 suàn · to calculate
What 算 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 具jù — tool
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 目mù — eye
Origin hint: A bamboo ⺮ abacus 具 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
等了一个小时，车总算来了。Děng le yī gè xiǎoshí, chē zǒngsuàn lái le.After an hour of waiting, the bus finally came.
这次考试总算通过了。Zhè cì kǎoshì zǒngsuàn tōngguò le.I finally passed this exam.
Questions about 总算
What does 总算 mean?
总算 (zǒngsuàn) means “finally; at last; on the whole”.
How do you pronounce 总算?
总算 is pronounced zǒngsuàn.
Which HSK level is 总算?
总算 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 总结zǒngjiéto sum up
- 总是zǒngshìalways
- 总共zǒnggòngaltogether
- 总理zǒnglǐpremier
- 总统zǒngtǒngpresident (of a country)
- 总之zǒngzhīin short
- 总裁zǒngcáipresident (of a company)
- 总而言之zǒng'éryánzhīin short
- 总和zǒnghésum
- 总zǒngalways
Learn 总算 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 129: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.