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全程 (quán chéng) — the entire journey; from start to finish; whole process

Definition

全程 is a concrete noun for the whole physical journey or process from start to finish, often measured in distance or stages. Use 一路 when emphasizing the act of traveling together; 始终 as an adverb for an unchanging state over time.

noun
the entire journeyfrom start to finishwhole process

Examples

  • 全程。
    Tā pǎo wán le quán chéng.
    He finished running the entire distance.
  • 全程。
    Zhè cì bǐ sài de quán chéng shì yì bǎi gōng lǐ.
    The whole distance of this race is 100 kilometers.
  • 全程。
    Zhěng gè huó dòng quán chéng dōu fēi cháng jīng cǎi.
    The entire event was wonderful from start to finish.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

全quánwhole
程chéngjourney

全程 combines 全 whole and 程 journey to mean the entire trip or process.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hégrain
Sound part声符shēngfú
呈
呈chéng程chéng
Same sound today

程 is made from 禾 (grain) and 呈 (pronounced chéng); the evidence gives measurements.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 6Change & ProcessTravel & Tourism

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