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总结

zǒngjié

to summarize

A person tying papers together
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Characters in this word

总 zǒng

Strokes
9
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
丷 horns 口 mouth 心 heart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

结 jié

Strokes
9
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 吉 lucky, propitious, good
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我来总结。 Wǒ lái zǒngjié. I will summarize it.
  • 请总结一下。 Qǐng zǒngjié yíxià. Please summarize it briefly.
  • 课后做总结。 Kèhòu zuò zǒngjié. Make a summary after class.

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