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总体上说

zǒng tǐ shàng shuō

4-character word Traditional 總體上說

What 总体上说 means

1. looking at the big picture
2. all in all
3. all things considered

The characters in 总体上说

• 总zǒng(bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably
• 体tǐbody; form; style
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off

Example sentences

• 总体上说，日本人很保守。
  Zǒngtǐshàngshuō, Rìběnrén hěn bǎoshǒu.
  On the whole, the Japanese are conservative.
• 总体上说，日本的气候温和。
  Generally speaking, the climate of Japan is mild.