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整个zhěng gèwhole

HSK 4word

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整个 (zhěng gè) means "whole." It appears in 我整个晚上都在做作业。 (I spent the whole evening doing homework.) and 整个学校都很安静。 (The whole school is very quiet.) It combines 整 ((before a measure word) whole) and 个 ((classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)).

What does 整个 mean?

  1. 1.

    wholeadjective

What do the characters in 整个 mean?

  • 整(before a measure word) whole
  • 个(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)

How do you use 整个?

See it in 整个晚上 and 整个学校

What are some examples of 整个 in a sentence?

  1. 我整个晚上都在做作业。

    Wǒ zhěnggè wǎnshang dōu zài zuò zuòyè.

    I spent the whole evening doing homework.

  2. 整个学校都很安静。

    Zhěnggè xuéxiào dōu hěn ānjìng.

    The whole school is very quiet.

How is 整个 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你昨天晚上做什么了?

    Nǐ zuótiān wǎnshang zuò shénme le?

    What did you do last night?

  2. Speaker B:

    我整个晚上都在做作业。

    Wǒ zhěnggè wǎnshang dōu zài zuò zuòyè.

    I spent the whole evening doing homework.

  3. Speaker A:

    作业很多吗?

    Zuòyè hěn duō ma?

    Was there a lot of homework?

  4. Speaker B:

    很多!

    Hěn duō!

    A lot!

Can you use 整个 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___晚上都在做作业。 (I spent the whole evening doing homework.)
  2. 2.What does 整个学校都很安静。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 整个 mean in 整个学校都很安静?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.