Aggregate (总量)

Aggregate  (总计 zǒng jì) refers to the constituting or amounting of the economy to a whole.

• Aggregate or total (总 zǒng) as in aggregate demand (总需求 zǒng xū qiú; 总 zǒng, total).
• When translating phrases like “aggregate demand” (总需求 zǒng xū qiú), “aggregate” will only be translated into a single character “总” (zǒng), but “aggregate” itself will be translated into 总计 (zǒng jì).

Part 1: Breakdown of Words

“总” (zǒng) as in “altogether” (总共 zǒng gòng), “always” (总是 zǒng shì), “overall” (总体 zǒng tǐ), “premier” (总理 zǒng lǐ), “total sum” (总和 zǒng hé), “in summary” (总之 zǒng zhī), or “president” (总统 zǒng tǒng).

“计” (jì) as in “caculation” (计算 jì suàn), “plan” (计划 jì huà) or “estimate” (估计 gū jì).

Part 2: Examples:

1.  Aggregate demand (总需求 zǒng xū qiú).
2.  Aggregate supply (总供给 zǒng gōng jǐ).
3.  Aggregate expenditure (总支出 zǒng zhī chū).
4.  Aggregate production (总产量 zǒng chǎn liàng).