HSK 5 · Ideas

整体 zhěngtǐ “whole” in Chinese

Said as zhéngtǐ

Traditional 整體

What 整体 means

  1. whole
  2. entirety
  3. overall
  4. general
  5. on the whole

How to say 整体

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale整zhěng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale体tǐ3rd tone, dipping

Said as zhéngtǐ. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. How tone changes work

整体 in a sentence

  1. 从整体看，计划似乎很好。

    Cóng zhěngtǐ kàn, jìhuà sìhū hěn hǎo.

    Overall, the plan seems good.

    Sentence #408827 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 整体而言，这个事件是成功的。

    Zhěngtǐ éryán, zhè ge shìjiàn shì chénggōng de.

    On the whole, the event was a success.

    Sentence #801469 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我向你们承诺——我们作为一个整体将会达成目标。

    Wǒ xiàng nǐmen chéngnuò——wǒmen zuòwéi yí ge zhěngtǐ jiāng huì dáchéng mùbiāo.

    I promise you – together, as a team, we will reach our goal.

    Sentence #347848 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 整体 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 整 (zhěng) with each of its parts in a different colour
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.

The character 体 (tǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
体tǐbody
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 本root · běn

Memory aidA person 亻 and a root 本: the body.

How to write 整体

整 16 strokes · 体 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

整体 (zhěngtǐ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 整体 (zhěngtǐ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 整体

Words with 整

整zhěng · whole整理zhěnglǐ · to arrange调整tiáozhěng · to adjust完整wánzhěng · complete整齐zhěngqí · orderly整个zhěnggè · whole整顿zhěngdùn · to rectify

Words with 体

身体shēntǐ · body体育tǐyù · physical training体育馆tǐyùguǎn · gymnasium体会tǐhuì · to know from experience体贴tǐtiē · considerate (of other people’s needs)体现tǐxiàn · to embody体验tǐyàn · to experience for oneself具体jùtǐ · specific集体jítǐ · collective (decision)媒体méitǐ · media

More words: Ideas & Concepts

因素yīnsù · element用途yòngtú · use优势yōushì · superiority原则yuánzé · principle种类zhǒnglèi · kind重量zhòngliàng · weight状况zhuàngkuàng · condition状态zhuàngtài · condition

FAQs

整体 (zhěngtǐ) means “whole” or “entirety”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhěngtǐ: zhěng with a 3rd tone, then tǐ with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like zhéngtǐ. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. 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, 整体 is written 整體. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhengti with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 整体 from the suggestions. Typing zhengti into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
整体 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.