Usage of the character 总

boss
sir (person with a leading role in an organization)
(after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA
(Qing dynasty) high ranking government official
(old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer

zǒngshì

总是

[總是]

always

zǒngshù

总数

[總數]

total
sum
aggregate

zǒngjī

总机

[總機]

central exchange
telephone exchange
switchboard

zǒngshǔ

总署

[總署]

general office

zǒngchēng

总称

[總稱]

generic term

zǒngguī

总归

[總歸]

anyhow; after all; eventually

zǒng'é

总额

[總額]

total (amount or value)

zǒngzhī

总之

[總之]

in a word
in short
in brief

zǒngfēn

总分

[總分]

overall score
total points

cooperative (organisation)
cooperation (e.g. between companies)

zǒngbiān

总编

[總編]

chief editor (of newspaper)
abbr. for 總編輯／总编辑

zǒngcái

总裁

[總裁]

chairman
director-general (of a company etc)

zǒnglùn

总论

[總論]

(often used in book or chapter titles) general introduction; overview

zǒngsuàn

总算

[總算]

at long last
finally
on the whole

zǒnglǎn

总揽

[總攬]

to assume full responsibility
to be in full control
to monopolize

zǒngyǒu

总有

[總有]

inevitably there will be

zǒngyào

总要

[總要]

nevertheless

zǒnglǐ

总理

[總理]

premier
prime minister
CL:個／个 (gè),位 (wèi),名 (míng)

Róng- Zǒng

荣总

[榮總]

(Tw) Veterans General Hospital (used in the names of hospitals in Taipei, Taichung etc) (abbr. for 榮民總醫院／荣民总医院 ( Rongmín Zongyiyuǎn))

zǒngmù

总目

[總目]

superorder (taxonomy)
catalog
table of contents

zǒnghé

总合

[總合]

to collect together
to add up
altogether

zǒngzhí

总值

[總值]

total value

bàzǒng

霸总

[霸總]

handsome high-powered businessman (abbr. for 霸道總裁／霸道总裁 (bàdàozǒngcái))

yīzǒng

一总

[一總]

altogether
in all

zǒnghuíbào

总回报

[總回報]

total return
aggregate profit

zǒngshūji

总书记

[總書記]

general secretary (of the Communist Party)

zǒnglǐngshì

总领事

[總領事]

consul general

zǒngrénkǒu

总人口

[總人口]

total population

zǒngcìshù

总次数

[總次數]

total number of times

zǒngdòngyuán

总动员

[總動員]

general mobilization (for war etc)

zǒngshōuyì

总收益

[總收益]

total profit
aggregate return

dàzǒngtǒng

大总统

[大總統]

president (of a country)
same as 總統／总统

zǒnglǐngguǎn

总领馆

[總領館]

consulate general
same as 總領事館／总领事馆 (zǒnglǐngshìguǎn)

zǒnggōngjǐ

总供给

[總供給]

aggregate supply

qiánzǒngtǒng

前总统

[前總統]

former president

zǒngchǎnliàng

总产量

[總產量]

total output

yèzǒnghuì

夜总会

[夜總會]

nightclub; nightspot

zǒngchǎnzhí

总产值

[總產值]

gross product
total output

zǒngzhǔjiào

总主教

[總主教]

archbishop
primate (of a church)
metropolitan

zǒnggānsài

总杆赛

[總桿賽]

stroke play (golf)

zǒngfēngxiǎn

总风险

[總風險]

aggregate risk

zǒngtǒngfǔ

总统府

[總統府]

presidential palace

zǒngxūqiú

总需求

[總需求]

aggregate demand

zǒngrèzhí

总热值

[總熱值]

gross calorific value

fùzǒngcái

副总裁

[副總裁]

vice-chairman (of an organization)
vice president (of a company)
deputy governor (of a bank)

fùzǒnglǐ

副总理

[副總理]

vice-premier
vice prime minister
deputy prime minister

Liú Hòuzǒng

刘厚总

[劉厚總]

Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for killing Xiang Ying 項英／项英 ( Xiàng Yīng) during the 1941 New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變／皖南事变 ( Wǎnnán Shìbiàn)

qiánzǒnglǐ

前总理

[前總理]

former prime minister

zǒngdūnwèi

总吨位

[總噸位]

overall tonnage (of a shipping fleet or company)

zǒngjuésài

总决赛

[總決賽]

finals (sports)

zǒngkāiguān

总开关

[總開關]

main switch

zǒngyùndān

总运单

[總運單]

master air waybill (MAWB) (transport)

zǒngsīlìng

总司令

[總司令]

commander-in-chief
top military commander for a country or theater of operations

zǒngfāngzhēn

总方针

[總方針]

general policy
overall guidelines

zǒnggànshi

总干事

[總幹事]

secretary-general

Zhōuzǒnglǐ

周总理

[周總理]

Premier Zhou Enlai 周恩來／周恩来 (1898-1976)

zǒngchéngběn

总成本

[總成本]

total costs

zǒngtǒngzhì

总统制

[總統制]

presidential system

zǒnggōngsī

总公司

[總公司]

parent company
head office

zǒngshōurù

总收入

[總收入]

gross income

huìzǒngbiǎo

汇总表

[彙總表]

summary table

fùzǒngtǒng

副总统

[副總統]

vice-president

zǒngbiānjí

总编辑

[總編輯]

chief editor (of newspaper)

zǒngjīnglǐ

总经理

[總經理]

general manager
CEO

bàdàozǒngcái

霸道总裁

[霸道總裁]

handsome high-powered businessman (a type of character in an eponymous genre of romantic fiction who typically has a soft spot for a girl of lower social status)

zǒnglǐyámen

总理衙门

[總理衙門]

the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office

Wǔ Jīng Zǒng Yào

武经总要

[武經總要]

"Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty

zǒngguǎnlǐchù

总管理处

[總管理處]

headquarters
main administrative office

zǒngtǐguīhuà

总体规划

[總體規劃]

overall plan
master plan

Guǎngdiàn Zǒngjú

广电总局

[廣電總局]

National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局／国家广播电视总局 ( Guójiā Guǎngbō Diànshì Zǒngjú))
formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)

Zǒng Zhuāngbèibù

总装备部

[總裝備部]

General Armaments Department (GAD)

Jīngāngzǒngchí

金刚总持

[金剛總持]

Vajradhara

zǒngdeláishuō

总的来说

[總的來說]

generally speaking
to sum up
in summary
in short

zǒngluǎnhuángguǎn

总卵黄管

[總卵黃管]

common vitelline duct

Zǒngzhèngzhìbù

总政治部

[總政治部]

(military) General Political Department

yīcìzǒngfù

一次总付

[一次總付]

lump-sum (finance)

jiǎncházǒngzhǎng

检察总长

[檢察總長]

(Tw) Prosecutor-General

zǒng'éryánzhī

总而言之

[總而言之]

in short
in a word
in brief

yùnyíngzǒngjiān

运营总监

[運營總監]

chief operating officer (COO)

zǒngcānmóuzhǎng

总参谋长

[總參謀長]

(military) Chief of Staff

kǒnglóngzǒngmù

恐龙总目

[恐龍總目]

Dinosauria, superorder within class Sauropsida containing dinosaurs and birds

cānmóuzǒngzhǎng

参谋总长

[參謀總長]

army Chief of Staff

lěijiāzǒngshù

累加总数

[累加總數]

cumulative total

qiánduānzǒngxiàn

前端总线

[前端總線]

(computing) front-side bus (FSB)

shēngchǎnzǒngzhí

生产总值

[生產總值]

gross domestic production (GDP)
total output value

zǒngtǐmùbiāo

总体目标

[總體目標]

overall target
overall objective

hǎiguānzǒngshǔ

海关总署

[海關總署]

General Administration of Customs (GAC)

Zǒngcānmóubù

总参谋部

[總參謀部]

(military) General Staff Headquarters

zǒngjiǎozhījiāo

总角之交

[總角之交]

childhood friend (idiom)

dàng'ànzǒngguǎn

档案总管

[檔案總管]

(computing) file manager

zǒnghuìhuìzhǎng

总会会长

[總會會長]

president of the association

zǒngtǒngrènqī

总统任期

[總統任期]

presidential term of office
presidency

zǒngtǐshàngshuō

总体上说

[總體上說]

looking at the big picture
all in all
all things considered

zǒngsīlìngbù

总司令部

[總司令部]

general headquarters

guówùzǒnglǐ

国务总理

[國務總理]

minister of state (old usage)

zǒngjiǎozhīhǎo

总角之好

[總角之好]

childhood friend (idiom)

línlínzǒngzǒng

林林总总

[林林總總]

in great abundance
numerous

zǒngpíngmiàntú

总平面图

[總平面圖]

general layout
site plan

zhōngsīzǒngkē

螽斯总科

[螽斯總科]

Tettigonioidea (katydids and crickets)

zǒngzhǐhuībù

总指挥部

[總指揮部]

general headquarters

zǒngtǒngdàxuǎn

总统大选

[總統大選]

presidential election

zǒnglǐngshìguǎn

总领事馆

[總領事館]

consulate general

shùjùzǒngxiàn

数据总线

[數據總線]

data bus (computer)

Zǒnghòuqínbù

总后勤部

[總後勤部]

(military) General Logistics Department

liǎngguǎngzǒngdū

两广总督

[兩廣總督]

Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi

zǒngtǒngxuǎnjǔ

总统选举

[總統選舉]

presidential election

xíngzhèngzǒngchú

行政总厨

[行政總廚]

executive chef

yīyánchāobǎizǒng

一言抄百总

[一言抄百總]

to cut a long story short

zǒnghuìsānmíngzhì

总汇三明治

[總匯三明治]

(Tw) club sandwich

zǒnghuìsānmíngzhì

总会三明治

[總會三明治]

(Tw) club sandwich (variant of 總匯三明治／总汇三明治 (zǒnghuìsānmíngzhì))

shèhuìzǒngxūqiú

社会总需求

[社會總需求]

aggregate social demand
total requirement of society

zǒngxiébōshīzhēn

总谐波失真

[總諧波失真]

(acoustics) total harmonic distortion (THD)

zǒngtǐjīngjìxué

总体经济学

[總體經濟學]

macroeconomics (Tw)

Cháoxiǎnzǒngdūfǔ

朝鲜总督府

[朝鮮總督府]

Japanese colonial administration of Korea 1910-1945

Guān Mào Zǒngxiédìng

关贸总协定

[關貿總協定]

GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

zǒngfǎlügùwèn

总法律顾问

[總法律顧問]

general counsel

Xīnwén Chūbǎn Zǒngshǔ

新闻出版总署

[新聞出版總署]

General Administration of Press and Publication (PRC state censorship organization)

guómínshēngchǎnzǒngzhí

国民生产总值

[國民生產總值]

gross national product (GNP)

Guójiā Huánbǎo Zǒngjú

国家环保总局

[國家環保總局]

(PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部／环境保护部 ( Huánjìng Bǎohùbù)

Měiguó Tàikōng Zǒngshǔ

美国太空总署

[美國太空總署]

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

tōngyòngchuànxíngzǒngxiàn

通用串行总线

[通用串行總線]

Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)

Xiānggǎng Zúqiú Zǒnghuì

香港足球总会

[香港足球總會]

Hong Kong Football Association

guónèishēngchǎnzǒngzhí

国内生产总值

[國內生產總值]

gross domestic product (GDP)

Nèigé Zǒnglǐ Dàchén

内阁总理大臣

[內閣總理大臣]

formal title of the Japanese prime minister

Zhōnghuá Quánguó Zǒnggōnghuì

中华全国总工会

[中華全國總工會]

All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)

Zhōngguó Hénéng Zǒnggōngsī

中国核能总公司

[中國核能總公司]

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)

Zhōnghuá Quánguó Tǐyù Zǒnghuì

中华全国体育总会

[中華全國體育總會]

All-China Sports Federation

Guānshuìyǔ Màoyì Zǒngxiédìng

关税与贸易总协定

[關稅與貿易總協定]

GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Guójiā Guǎngbō Diànshì Zǒngjú

国家广播电视总局

[國家廣播電視總局]

National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)

Déguó Xuéshù Jiāoliú Zǒngshǔ

德国学术交流总署

[德國學術交流總署]