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完整 (wán zhěng) — complete (adj.), intact

Definition

Use 完整 for a thing that has all its parts present and nothing missing, often modifying reports, records, or physical objects. It focuses on wholeness/integrity, unlike 完全 which also means 'entirely' as an adverb.

adjective
complete (adj.)intact

Examples

  • 完整。
    Zhè ge jì huà hěn wán zhěng.
    This plan is very complete.
  • 完整。
    Tā de huí dá bù wán zhěng.
    His answer was not complete.
  • 完整。
    Wǒ men xū yào yí fèn wán zhěng de bào gào.
    We need a complete report.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

完wánwhole
整zhěngunbroken

完 and 整 both mean whole or unbroken, so together they describe something complete and intact.

Characters in this word

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
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán完wán
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

完 pairs 宀 (roof) with 元, which gives the sound.

Open 完 →

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
敕敕chì
Sound part声符shēngfú
正
正zhèng整zhěng
Same sound today

整 pairs 敕 as the meaning side with 正 as the sound side.

Open 整 →
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