整整 (zhěng zhěng) — (adverb) whole, full, exactly (emphasizing the… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

整整 (zhěngzheng) emphasizes that a number or duration is a complete, exact round figure (e.g. 'a full three years'). Unlike 完全 or 全, it specifically highlights the magnitude of a quantity, not a general idea of 'completely'.

adverb

wholefullexactly (emphasizing the completeness of a number or duration)

Examples

整整。
Tā zhěng zhěng xué le sān nián zhōng wén.
He studied Chinese for a whole three years.
整整。
Zhè ge gōng chéng zhěng zhěng huā le wǔ gè yuè.
This project took a full five months.
整整。
Tā zhěng zhěng chī le sān wǎn fàn.
He ate three whole bowls of rice.

Origin

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

“整” is repeated to emphasize a complete or exact amount, as in “whole” or “exactly.”

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.

敕正整

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

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

敕正整

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

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