整个zhěng gèwhole
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.
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?
How is 整个 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你昨天晚上做什么了?
Nǐ zuótiān wǎnshang zuò shénme le?
What did you do last night?
- 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.
- Speaker A:
作业很多吗?
Zuòyè hěn duō ma?
Was there a lot of homework?
- Speaker B:
很多!
Hěn duō!
A lot!
Can you use 整个 correctly?
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Related words
- 整zhěng(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactlyHSK 4
- 个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)HSK 1
- 不够bú gòunot enough; insufficient; inadequateHSK 4
- 严重yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; criticalHSK 4
- 乱luànin confusion or disorderHSK 4
- 仔细zǐ xìcareful; attentive; cautiousHSK 4
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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.