No. 184 in Vietnamese
tổng
"Total" or "general."
In a sentence
Tổng số học sinh trong lớp là ba mươi.
The total number of students in the class is thirty.
Here, 'tổng' is used as a noun meaning 'total', referring to the sum or whole number.
Anh ấy được bầu làm Tổng giám đốc của công ty.
He was elected as the General Director of the company.
In this sentence, 'tổng' is used as a prefix combining with 'giám đốc', indicating the overarching or top position in management.
Tổng hợp các thông tin này lại để viết báo cáo.
Summarize this information to write the report.
Here, 'tổng hợp' means 'to summarize', showing 'tổng' in a verb form combined with 'hợp', meaning to collect or bring together.
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