How to say “the whole way” in Chinese

全程
quánchéng

the whole way, entire distance

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Travel and transport”

“The whole way” in Chinese is 全程, quán chéng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

全程 is read quán chéng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

quán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
chéng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

全
quán — whole, complete
程
chéng — order, stage; journey

On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 呈 chéng hints at the sound.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “全程”.

More words from the lesson “A long journey”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “the whole way” in Chinese?

“The whole way” in Chinese is 全程, pinyin quánchéng.

What does 全程 mean?

全程 (quánchéng) means “the whole way, entire distance”.

How do you write 全程?

全程 is 2 characters: 全 (quán) — whole, complete; 程 (chéng) — order, stage; journey. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 全程?

全程 is read quánchéng. Tones: quán — second tone, chéng — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“the whole way” in the lesson “A long journey”

This word is from the topic “Travel and transport” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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