总的说来
zǒng​de​shuō​lái

generally speaking

  1. 总 總 zǒng adverbconjunction
    to assemble
    to assemble; to put together; to sum up
  2. 的 de particle
    [possessive/attributive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes; also used to indicate a possessive relationship.
  3. 说来 說來 shuō​lái adverbverb
    having brought this up
    Used at the start of a sentence to introduce a topic or explain how a situation came about; as far as ... is concerned.