Word information
Simplified总是
Traditional總是
Pinyinzǒngshì
Part of speech副
HSK 3.03
HSK 2.03
Character breakdown
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How to learn 总是
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Related vocabulary
Words with the same characters
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是shì
to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]
但是dànshìbut; however
还是háishistill (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
可是kěshìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
只是zhǐshìmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
总zǒng(bound form) 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[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc