Nantoka/总是zǒng shìTraditional: 總是HSK 3总是 (zǒng shì) is a Chinese word meaning “always”.Meanings1alwaysPart of speechadverbCharacters in 总是总zǒng · (bound form) general; overall是shì · to be (followed by substantives only)Related words是to be (followed by substantives only)是variant of 是[shi4]但是but; however是的yes, that's right就是exactly; precisely只是merely; only; just; nothing but还是still (as before)可是but; however真是indeed; truly总(bound form) general; overall是否whether (or not)总统president (of a country)Study Chinese with flashcards →