全区 (quán ōu) — the whole area, entire region

Definition

noun
the whole areaentire region

Examples

  • 全区。
    Zhè ge quán ōu de jū mín dōu cān jiā le tóu piào.
    The residents of the entire area participated in the voting.
  • 全区。
    quán ōu De kōng qì zhì liàng yǒu le míng xiǎn gǎi shàn.
    The air quality of the whole region has improved significantly.
  • 全区。
    Zhèng fǔ jì huà zài quán ōu tuī guǎng lā jī fēn lèi.
    The government plans to promote waste sorting in the entire region.

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
区qūarea

“全” whole + “区” area gives the entire region.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

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