总之 (in short / in a word)

Wrap it up in one word

• in a word总之zǒng zhī = "in short / in a word / anyway" — sums up or wraps up.
• in a word总之zǒng zhī，we / us我们wǒ menwant / will / need要yàoto make an effort努力nǔ lì = "in short, we must work hard."
• in a word总之zǒng zhī pulls the threads together into a conclusion.

(… ，)in a word总之zǒng zhī，…

• in a word总之zǒng zhī introduces a summary of what came before.

in short总之zǒng zhī，we我们wǒ menmust要yàowork hard努力nǔ lì。

• in a word总之zǒng zhī，we / us我们wǒ menwant / will / need要yàoto make an effort努力nǔ lì = "in short, we must work hard."

Recap

Read the full reference: HSK 6 grammar — Conjunctions.