How to say “whole” in Chinese
whole; exactly
“Whole” in Chinese is 整, zhěng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
整 is read zhěng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 正 zhèng “straight” — both the meaning and 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 “整”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 整. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我等了你整整一个小时。wǒděnglenǐzhěngzhěngyígexiǎoshíI waited for you a whole hour.
- 整个下午我都在开会zhěnggèxiàwǔwǒdōuzàikāihuìI was in a meeting the whole afternoon.
- 他整整一年没有休息tāzhěngzhěngyìniánméiyǒuxiūxiHe didn’t take a break for a whole year.
- 请把桌子上的书整理一下qǐngbǎzhuōzishangdeshūzhěnglǐyíxiàPlease sort out the books on the table.
- 书架上的书放得很整齐shūjiàshangdeshūfàngdehěnzhěngqíThe books on the shelf are neatly lined up.
- 他的房间总是很整齐tādefángjiānzǒngshìhěnzhěngqíHis room is always tidy.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “All, of them, whole”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “whole” in Chinese?
“Whole” in Chinese is 整, pinyin zhěng.
What does 整 mean?
整 (zhěng) means “whole; exactly”.
How do you write 整?
整 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 整?
整 is read zhěng. Tones: zhěng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“whole” in the lesson “All, of them, whole”
This word is from the topic “Money and numbers” 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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