Usage note
全表示全部或完整。
quán biǎo shì quán bù huò wán zhěng。
Whole means all or complete.
Context note
全常出现在强调范围很大时。
quán cháng chū xiàn zài qiáng diào fàn wéi hěn dà shí。
Whole often appears when emphasizing a large scope.
5 examples
全班都来了。
quán bān dōu lái le。
The whole class came.
我要全都看完。
wǒ yào quán dōu kàn wán。
I want to finish watching all of it.
这个苹果是全红的。
zhè ge píng guǒ shì quán hóng de。
This apple is completely red.
他全身都很冷。
tā quán shēn dōu hěn lěng。
His whole body is cold.
全家一起吃饭。
quán jiā yì qǐ chī fàn。
The whole family eats together.
5 mini stories
全班同学一起拍照。
quán bān tóng xué yì qǐ pāi zhào。
The whole class took a photo together.
妈妈说全家周末去公园。
mā ma shuō quán jiā zhōu mò qù gōng yuán。
Mom said the whole family would go to the park on the weekend.
我把全本书都读完了。
wǒ bǎ quán běn shū dōu dú wán le。
I finished reading the whole book.
今天全城都很热闹。
jīn tiān quán chéng dōu hěn rè nào。
The whole city is lively today.
他把全身都检查了一遍。
tā bǎ quán shēn dōu jiǎn chá le yí biàn。
He checked his whole body once.
Mini dialogue
全家福
A
这张照片是全家福吗？
Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn shì quánjiāfú ma?
Is this photo a family portrait?
B
是的，我们全家人都在。
Shì de, wǒmen quán jiā rén dōu zài.
Yes, our whole family is in it.
全天开放
A
公园全天开放吗？
Gōngyuán quán tiān kāifàng ma?
Is the park open all day?
B
对，从早到晚全开放。
Duì, cóng zǎo dào wǎn quán kāifàng.
Yes, it's entirely open from morning to night.
Related words and contrasts
similar
整
zhěng
whole; entire
整 is often used before nouns like 整个 (the whole).
opposite
半
bàn
half
半 means half, the opposite of whole.
related
都
dōu
all; both
都 is an adverb meaning 'all', often used with 全.