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整个

zhěnggè

whole; entire

Usage note

整个表示全部的、完整的。

zhěng gè biǎo shì quán bù de 、 wán zhěng de。

整个 means the whole or entire.

Context note

整个常用于范围、时间和对象。

zhěng gè cháng yòng yú fàn wéi 、 shí jiān hé duì xiàng。

整个 is often used with range, time, and objects.

5 examples

整个房间都很亮。
zhěng gè fáng jiān dōu hěn liàng。
The whole room is bright.
整个下午我都在学习。
zhěng gè xià wǔ wǒ dōu zài xué xí。
I studied the whole afternoon.
整个学校都知道了。
zhěng gè xué xiào dōu zhī dào le。
The whole school knows.
整个故事很有趣。
zhěng gè gù shì hěn yǒu qù。
The whole story is interesting.
整个过程很顺利。
zhěng gè guò chéng hěn shùn lì。
The whole process went smoothly.

5 mini stories

整个村子都参加了活动。
zhěng gè cūn zǐ dōu cān jiā le huó dòng。
The whole village joined the activity.
整个周末他都在家。
zhěng gè zhōu mò tā dōu zài jiā。
He stayed at home the whole weekend.
整个房子都打扫干净了。
zhěng gè fáng zi dōu dǎ sǎo gān jìng le。
The whole house was cleaned.
整个队伍一起向前走。
zhěng gè duì wu yì qǐ xiàng qián zǒu。
The whole team moved forward together.
整个过程都很安静。
zhěng gè guò chéng dōu hěn ān jìng。
The whole process was very quiet.

Mini dialogue

整个蛋糕

A
你吃了整个蛋糕吗?
Nǐ chī le zhěnggè dàngāo ma?
Did you eat the whole cake?
B
没有,我只吃了一小块。
Méiyǒu, wǒ zhǐ chī le yī xiǎo kuài.
No, I only ate a small piece.

整个周末

A
你周末做了什么?
Nǐ zhōumò zuò le shénme?
What did you do over the weekend?
B
整个周末都在看书。
Wǒ zhěnggè zhōumò dōu zài kànshū.
I spent the whole weekend reading.

Related words and contrasts

similar
全部
quánbù
all; entire

整个 emphasizes one whole entity, while 全部 means all parts or everything.

opposite
一半
yībàn
one half

整个 means the whole thing, while 一半 means half of it.

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