Sentence #465820 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 整个 is built
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整zhěngwhole; complete; entire; whole; exactly
敕an imperial order or decree · chìMeaning part
正straight · zhēngSound part
敕 hints at the meaning (an imperial order or decree); 正 (zhēng) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhěng.
个gèindividual
人person · rén
丨line · gǔn
Memory aidDrawn from a single stalk of bamboo: one item. It is now the everyday measure word.
How to write 整个
整 16 strokes · 个 3 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 整个 (zhěnggè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
整个 (zhěnggè) means “whole” or “entire”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhěnggè: zhěng with a 3rd tone, then gè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 整个 is written 整個. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhengge with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 整个 from the suggestions. Typing zhengge into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
整个 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
整zhěng3rd tone, dipping
个gè4th tone, falling
