总计

• Pinyin: zǒng jì
• Hanzi breakdown: 总 = 心 + 囱 (overall); 计 = 讠+ 十 (calculate/plan)

Meaning

To total; to amount to in all. Used to express an aggregate count or sum, often as a verb or adverb in financial and statistical contexts.

Used in reports, invoices, and statistics to state a final aggregated figure. Unlike 总额 (which is purely a noun), 总计 functions both as a verb (totalling up) and as an adverb meaning 'in total'.

Examples

1. 这次国际论坛共有来自四十三个国家的代表参加，总计超过两千人。 This international forum was attended by delegates from forty-three countries, totaling over two thousand people.
2. 三个季度的净利润总计达到了预定目标的一百二十个百分点。 Net profit over the three quarters totaled 120% of the target.
3. 志愿者们在灾区累计工作了总计一万五千小时。 Volunteers logged a total of 15,000 hours of work in the disaster area.

Usage Guide

Context: statistics, finance, reports, logistics

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 本次活动参与人数总计三百二十七人，超出原定规模。(The total number of participants in this event was 327, exceeding the planned scale.)
• 所有部门的差旅费用总计不得超过年度预算的百分之十五。(Total travel expenses across all departments must not exceed fifteen percent of the annual budget.)

Don't Say

• 总计很多感情 — 总计 is for quantifiable sums; use 充满 or 蕴含 for abstract concepts like emotion

Origin & History

总 (overall) + 计 (calculate/count)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal