整天 (zhěng tiān) — the whole day; all day long; (figuratively) all the time; always (often with a negative connotation)
Definition
A noun meaning 'the whole day / all day long'; in 整天都 + verb patterns it often carries a complaint tone ('always, non-stop'). Pairs like 一整天 ('a whole day') but without the 'one' count.
noun
the whole dayall day long(figuratively) all the timealways (often with a negative connotation)
Examples
- 整天。Tā zhěng tiān dōu zài tú shū guǎn xué xí.He studies in the library all day long.
- 整天，。Bié zhěng tiān wán shǒu jī, chū qù zǒu zǒu.Don't play on your phone all the time — go out for a walk.
- 整天。Wǒ zhěng tiān máng dé méi shí jiān chī fàn.I'm so busy the whole day that I have no time to eat.
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