总的来说 zǒng de lái shuō

DEFINITIONS

  1. generally speaking
  2. to sum up
  3. in summary
  4. in short

CHARACTERS

总 zǒng collect; overall, altogether
的 de possessive, adjectival suffix
来 lái come, coming; return, returning
说 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid