总
Meanings
1. (bound form) general; overall
2. to sum up
3. in every case; always; invariably
4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later
5. surely
6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 (zǒngjīnglǐ) or 总编 (zǒngbiān) etc
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总 有人 问 我 这个 问题。
I'm always asked this question.
不管 是 谁 总 比 没 人 好。
Anybody would be better than nobody.
事情 总 比 我们 想 的 要 复杂 得 多。
Things are always more complex than we think.
你 最好 别 总 去 想 她。
Try not to think about her all the time.
你 为什么 总 来 得 这么 晚?
Why do you always arrive so late?
他 总 觉得 时间 不够 用, 却 不 知道 时间 都 用 在 了 哪里。
He always feels he doesn't have enough time, but he doesn't have any idea where his time goes.