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I'm practicing writing short articles in Chinese, but I'm not sure how to say "To conclude" or "In conclusion". I can't seem to find an appropriate translation. What is recommended?

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总而言之，complete version of 总之，less imperative. 综上所述，in summary (of the previous narration or evidences). 以上，very concise and confident way，but use it carefully，more of a meme these days

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  • what do you mean by meme? And why would I use 总而言之 over 综上所述, and vice versa? – TheRealFakeNews Nov 12 '14 at 5:06
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    @tofu_bacon I guess by meme he means using 以上 to mean "the end". It's a usage commonly seen in Japanese but now becoming popular in Chinese interwebs. 以上. – Wang Dingwei Nov 12 '14 at 7:31
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In academic writing, 综上所述 is often used

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On Reddit, there's a Writing essays in Chinese--Cheat Sheet by user /u/Norcan987 which might be useful more generally. It gives quite a few options:

  • 最后
  • 总的来说
  • 总之
  • 总而言之
  • 最终
  • 仔细权衡利弊之后，我认为
  • 据这些论点一看，我认为

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总之 means something like "in sum".

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从此可以看出 is a common alternative.

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總結來說, (your summary) - In conclusion, (your summary)

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