Meaning of zǒng:
zǒng
总
Adjective
general; overall
Tā shì gōngsī lǐ de zǒng jīnglǐ.
他是公司里的总经理。
He is the general manager of the company.
Verb
to sum up
Zǒng ér yán zhī, wǒmen xūyào zuò chū gǎibiàn.
总而言之，我们需要做出改变。
In summary, we need to make a change.
Adverb
in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely
Tā zǒng shì dì yī gè dào jiàoshì.
他总是第一个到教室。
He is always the first one to arrive at the classroom.
Tā zǒng shì yào lái de.
他总是要来的。
He will come anyway.
Tā zǒng shì chídào.
他总是迟到。
He is always late.
Noun
(after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
Zhāng zǒng zuótiān cānjiā le gōngsī de zhòngyào huìyì.
张总昨天参加了公司的重要会议。
General Manager Zhang attended the company's important meeting yesterday.
