总结
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
总结 (zǒngjié) · to sum up
总结 (zǒngjié) means “to sum up; summary”. It is written with 2 characters: 总 (always) + 结 (knot). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 总结 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)
结 jié · knot
What 结 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 吉jí — lucky
- 士shì — scholar
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 吉 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请总结一下这篇文章。Qǐng zǒngjié yīxià zhè piān wénzhāng.Please summarize this article.
年底要写工作总结。Niándǐ yào xiě gōngzuò zǒngjié.We have to write a work summary at the end of the year.
Questions about 总结
What does 总结 mean?
总结 (zǒngjié) means “to sum up; summary”.
How do you pronounce 总结?
总结 is pronounced zǒngjié.
Which HSK level is 总结?
总结 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 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)
- 总算zǒngsuànfinally
- 总而言之zǒng'éryánzhīin short
- 总和zǒnghésum
- 总zǒngalways
Learn 总结 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 83: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.