总额

• Pinyin: zǒng é
• Hanzi breakdown: 总 = 心 + 囱 (overall); 额 = 客 + 页 (amount/forehead/quota)

Meaning

Grand total; total amount. The aggregate sum of all components in a financial or quantitative reckoning.

Used in financial statements, budgets, contracts, and statistics. 总额 emphasises the finality of a summed figure, often in formal documents contrasting with partial subtotals.

Examples

1. 此次采购合同的总额超过了五千万元人民币。 The total value of this procurement contract exceeded 50 million yuan.
2. 年度预算总额经董事会审议后正式获批。 The total annual budget was formally approved after board review.
3. 慈善晚宴当晚募集善款的总额创下了历届活动的新高。 The total amount raised at the charity gala set a new record for the event.

Usage Guide

Context: finance, contracts, statistics, budgets

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 三个季度销售总额已突破既定全年目标的百分之九十。(The cumulative sales total over three quarters has already exceeded ninety percent of the set annual target.)
• 请在表格最下方填写所有费用的总额。(Please fill in the grand total of all expenses at the bottom of the form.)

Don't Say

• 感情总额 — 总额 is for quantifiable financial or numerical sums; use 深度 or 程度 for abstract qualities like emotion

Origin & History

总 (total/overall) + 额 (amount/quota)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal