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总算

zǒng suàn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 總算

总算 (zǒng suàn) means "at long last (after effort/waiting)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 总算 means

1. at long last
2. finally
3. on the whole

How 总算 is used in grammar

总算 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Modal Adverbs: 毕竟、居然、明明、总算 (HSK 5)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 6, adverbs (语气副词).

The characters in 总算

• 总zǒng(bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably
• 算suànto calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid…

Example sentences

• 总算到星期五了。
  Zǒngsuàn dào Xīngqīwǔ le.
  Finally, it's Friday.
• 我们总算准时到那里了。
  Wǒmen zǒngsuàn zhǔnshí dào nàli le.
  We managed to get there on time.
• 总算把明天的课备好了。
  I managed to finish preparing for tomorrow's lesson.
• 真相总算在我们面前揭晓了。
  At last, the truth was revealed to us.

Where 总算 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Emphasis, Intensity & Repetition (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zǒng suàn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.