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zhěng

whole; entire

Usage note

表示完、全部,也可表示理。

zhěng biǎo shì wán zhěng 、 quán bù, yě kě biǎo shì zhěng lǐ。

整 means whole, entire, or to tidy up.

Context note

常用于范围、状态和动作。

zhěng cháng yòng yú fàn wéi 、 zhuàng tài hé dòng zuò。

整 is often used with scope, state, and action.

5 examples

本书我都看完了。
zhěng běn shū wǒ dōu kàn wán le。
I finished the whole book.
天都很忙。
zhěng tiān dōu hěn máng。
The whole day was busy.
把房间
bǎ fáng jiān zhěng yi zhěng。
Tidy up the room.
这个苹果着吃。
zhè ge píng guǒ zhěng zhe chī。
Eat this apple whole.
齐很重要。
zhěng qí hěn zhòng yào。
Being neat is important.

5 mini stories

他花了一理房间。
tā huā le yì zhěng tiān zhěng lǐ fáng jiān。
He spent the whole day tidying the room.
条街都很安静。
zhěng tiáo jiē dōu hěn ān jìng。
The entire street was quiet.
妈妈把桌子干净了。
mā ma bǎ zhuō zi zhěng gān jìng le。
Mom tidied the table clean.
箱书都搬走了。
zhěng xiāng shū dōu bān zǒu le。
The whole box of books was moved away.
我们队出发。
wǒ men zhěng duì chū fā。
We set off in formation.

Mini dialogue

整理房间

A
你的房间真齐!
Nǐ de fángjiān zhēn zhěngqí!
Your room is so tidy!
B
谢谢,我花了一个下午理。
Xièxie, wǒ huā le yī zhěng gè xiàwǔ zhěnglǐ.
Thanks, I spent the whole afternoon tidying up.

整点

A
现在几点了?
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le?
What time is it now?
B
现在是下午三点
Xiànzài shì xiàwǔ sān diǎn zhěng.
It is exactly three o'clock in the afternoon.

Related words and contrasts

similar
quán
whole; complete

Both mean 'whole', but 整 often describes order or exactness, while 全 means 'all'.

opposite
líng
zero; fragmentary

整 means whole, while 零 means fragmentary or odd (as in 零钱 small change).

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