at long last in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 总算 with this easy mnemonic:

At long last, the police chief (总) regarded me as (算) experienced enough to be promoted to detective.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 算
• 总

• 总部
• 预算
• 总之
• 就算
• 算是
• 总统
• 说了算
• 打算
• 总裁
• 总是
• 夜总会
• 总算
• 计算
• 计算机

The reading of 总算 is zǒng suàn.

You can remember how to say 总算 with this useful mnemonic:

John (zǒng), my partner, told me to put another pair of shoes (su) on (àn) since detectives need to look sharp.

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like at long last and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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