整整齐齐 (zhěng zhěng qí qí) — neat and tidy; in good order; well-arranged

Definition

Reduplicated adverb/adj meaning 'neat and tidy, in perfect order' — emphasizes that everything is uniformly arranged with no mess. Often follows 得 (e.g. 收拾得整整齐齐).

bound form

neat and tidyin good orderwell-arranged

Examples

整整齐齐。
Tā bǎ yī fu dié dé zhěng zhěng qí qí de.
She folded the clothes neatly.
整整齐齐。
Shū jià shàng zhěng zhěng qí qí dì bǎi mǎn le shū.
The bookshelf is filled with books arranged neatly.
整整齐齐，。
Fáng jiān shōu shi dé zhěng zhěng qí qí, kàn qǐ lái hěn shū fu.
The room is tidied up neatly and looks very comfortable.

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.

整整neat

整zhěngneat整zhěngneat

重叠Reduplication

齐齐even

齐qíeven齐qíeven

重叠Reduplication

"整" means neat and "齐" means even, together emphasizing a tidy, orderly appearance.

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

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.

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