meaning for 总而言之 zǒngéryánzhī:

  • - in short
  • - in a word
  • - in brief

zǒngéryánzhī总而言之
shì
zài
huàhuà画画
ér
búshi不是
zài
shūxiě书写
lìshǐ历史

In short he is painting pictures, and not writing history.