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HSK 3
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  *总* | 总* | *总
general; overall / to sum up / in every case; always; invariably / anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理 or 總編|总编 etc
HSK 3
to sum up / to conclude / summary / résumé / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
premier / prime minister / CL: 個|个, ,
HSK 4
in a word / in short / in brief
HSK 4
altogether; in sum; in all; in total
HSK 4
president (of a country) / CL: 個|个, , , 屆|届
HSK 4
chairman / director-general (of a company etc)
HSK 5
total / sum / aggregate
HSK 5
completely / totally / total / entire / overall / population (statistics)
HSK 5
at long last / finally / on the whole
HSK 5
general headquarters
HSK 6
total / overall amount
HSK 6
head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration
HSK 6
general manager / CEO
HSK 6
(grand) total
HSK 7-9
total (amount or value)
HSK 7-9
generally speaking / to sum up / in summary / in short
HSK 7-9
in short / in a word / in brief
HSK 7-9
nightclub; nightspot
HSK 7-9
head office / general office / central office
computer bus
overall score / total points
sum
to gather (data etc)
boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer
generic term
general office
total price
total energy
governor-general / viceroy / governor
general matters / division of general affairs / person in overall charge
total value
(often used in book or chapter titles) general introduction; overview
terminus
chief editor (of newspaper) / abbr. for 總編輯|总编辑
variant of 彙總|汇总
(of streams) to come together; to converge / confluence; (fig.) compendium; (fig.) aggregation / (in the name of a shop) emporium / (Tw) club sandwich (abbr. for 總匯三明治|总汇三明治)
general collection / anthology
head office; headquarters
must / have to / be bound to
to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility) / person in charge; manager / (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward
superorder (taxonomy) / catalog / table of contents
general rules; general principles; general provisions
to collect together / to add up / altogether
altogether / in all
overview / to give an overview
musical score
in great abundance / numerous
to sum up / all-inclusive
(Tw) Veterans General Hospital (used in the names of hospitals in Taipei, Taichung etc) (abbr. for 榮民總醫院|荣民总医院)
anyhow; after all; eventually
to assume full responsibility / to be in full control / to monopolize
altogether; in sum; in all; in total
nevertheless
handsome high-powered businessman (abbr. for 霸道總裁|霸道总裁)
a general overview
to cut a long story short
total length
name used for cabinet ministers between 1912-1927, superseded by 部長|部长
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) (Tw)
front desk / reception desk
(literary) children's hairstyle with hair tied into a bun on both sides of the head; (fig.) childhood
gross weight / total weight
General Administration of Customs (GAC)
vice-chairman (of an organization) / vice president (of a company) / deputy governor (of a bank)
finals (sports)
gross income
presidential palace
general policy / overall guidelines
gross domestic product (GDP)
presidential election
vice-president
chief editor (of newspaper)
total costs
general mobilization (for war etc)
General Administration of Press and Publication (PRC state censorship organization)
National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
total population
general secretary (of the Communist Party)
(military) General Staff Headquarters
total profit / aggregate return
former president
secretary-general
overall plan / master plan
handsome high-powered businessman (a type of character in an eponymous genre of romantic fiction who typically has a soft spot for a girl of lower social status)
consulate general
presidential election
general layout / site plan
aggregate supply
summary table
gross product / total output
main switch
general counsel
aggregate demand
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
general headquarters
consulate general / same as 總領事館|总领事馆
GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
former prime minister

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