How to say “the whole world” in Chinese
the whole world
“The whole world” in Chinese is 全球, quán qiú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
全球 is read quán qiú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 王 “jade”.
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 “全球”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 全球. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这部电影将在全球发行zhèbùdiànyǐngjiāngzàiquánqiúfāxíngThis film will be released worldwide.
More words from the lesson “China: provinces and peoples”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “the whole world” in Chinese?
“The whole world” in Chinese is 全球, pinyin quánqiú.
What does 全球 mean?
全球 (quánqiú) means “the whole world”.
How do you write 全球?
全球 is 2 characters: 全 (quán) — whole, complete; 球 (qiú) — ball. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 全球?
全球 is read quánqiú. Tones: quán — second tone, qiú — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“the whole world” in the lesson “China: provinces and peoples”
This word is from the topic “Society and country” of HSK 4. 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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