Usage note
总共用来表示所有东西加在一起的数量。
Zǒng gòng yòng lái biǎoshì suǒyǒu dōngxi jiā zài yīqǐ de shùliàng.
In total is used to indicate the quantity of everything added together.
Context note
我们班总共有三十个学生，大家一起学习很开心。
Wǒmen bān zǒng gòng yǒu sānshí gè xuéshēng, dàjiā yīqǐ xuéxí hěn kāixīn.
Our class has thirty students in total, and everyone learns together happily.
5 examples
总共有十个苹果。
zǒng gòng yǒu shí gè píng guǒ。
There are ten apples in total.
我们总共有五本书。
wǒ men zǒng gòng yǒu wǔ běn shū。
We have five books in total.
总共有二十个小朋友。
zǒng gòng yǒu èr shí gè xiǎo péng yǒu。
There are twenty children in total.
这些糖果总共有五十颗。
zhè xiē táng guǒ zǒng gòng yǒu wǔ shí kē。
These candies have fifty pieces in total.
总共有三只小猫。
zǒng gòng yǒu sān zhī xiǎo māo。
There are three kittens in total.
5 mini stories
小红数了数，总共有八朵花。她很高兴。
xiǎo hóng shù le shù， zǒng gòng yǒu bā duǒ huā。 tā hěn gāo xìng。
Xiao Hong counted, there are eight flowers in total. She is very happy.
总共有四个小朋友在公园玩。他们一起荡秋千。
zǒng gòng yǒu sì gè xiǎo péng yǒu zài gōng yuán wán。 tā men yì qǐ dàng qiū qiān。
There are four children in total playing in the park. They swing together.
妈妈买了总共有六个橘子。我们每人吃一个。
mā ma mǎi le zǒng gòng yǒu liù gè jú zǐ。 wǒ men měi rén chī yí gè。
Mom bought six oranges in total. Each of us eats one.
总共有十支铅笔在笔盒里。小明借了一支。
zǒng gòng yǒu shí zhī qiān bǐ zài bǐ hé lǐ。 xiǎo míng jiè le yì zhī。
There are ten pencils in total in the pencil case. Xiao Ming borrowed one.
总共有七颗星星在天空。小丽数了很久。
zǒng gòng yǒu qī kē xīng xīng zài tiān kōng。 xiǎo lì shù le hěn jiǔ。
There are seven stars in total in the sky. Xiao Li counted for a long time.
Mini dialogue
总共多少
A
这些苹果总共多少钱？
Zhèxiē píngguǒ zǒnggòng duōshao qián?
How much are these apples in total?
B
总共十元。
Zǒnggòng shí yuán.
Ten yuan in total.
总共几人
A
我们班总共有多少人？
Wǒmen bān zǒnggòng yǒu duōshao rén?
How many people are there in our class in total?
B
总共有三十个学生。
Zǒnggòng yǒu sānshí ge xuéshēng.
There are thirty students in total.
Related words and contrasts
similar
一共
yī gòng
altogether; in total
Very common synonym for 总共.
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全部
quán bù
all; whole
Emphasizes the entirety.
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合计
hé jì
total; sum up
Often used in calculations.