总体上说

總體上說
zǒngtǐshàngshuō
  1. looking at the big picture
  2. all in all
  3. all things considered

CEDICT

Examples

总体上说，日本人很保守。

On the whole, the Japanese are conservative.

Source: Tatoeba

总体上说，日本的气候温和。

Generally speaking, the climate of Japan is mild.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 总体 zǒngtǐ
  1. completely
  2. totally
  3. total
  4. entire
  5. overall
  6. population (statistics)
2 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
=3 说 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=3 说 shuō variant of 说 shuō

Related entries

里外里 lǐwàilǐ
  1. all in all
  2. either way
毕竟 bìjìng
  1. after all
  2. all in all
  3. when all is said and done
  4. in the final analysis
你毕竟是对的。

After all, you're right.

Source: Tatoeba