整个 (zhěng gè) — whole, entire

Definition

整个 emphasizes 'the whole, as a single unit' (整个公司 the whole company), more concrete than 完全/全. Use 整 for 'tidy/in order', and avoid 一 here — 一 means 'one', not 'whole'.

adjective
wholeentire

Examples

  • 整个
    zhěng gè Gōng sī dōu fàng jià le.
    The entire company is on vacation.
  • 整个
    Tā bǎ zhěng gè dàn gāo dōu chī wán le.
    He ate the whole cake.
  • 整个
    zhěng gè Chéng shì dōu zài qìng zhù xīn nián.
    The whole city is celebrating the New Year.

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