How to say “whole” in Chinese
whole, full
“Whole” in Chinese is 整整, zhěng zhěng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
整整 is read zhěng zhěng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
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 “整整”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 整整. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我等了你整整一个小时。wǒděnglenǐzhěngzhěngyígexiǎoshíI waited for you a whole hour.
- 他整整一年没有休息tāzhěngzhěngyìniánméiyǒuxiūxiHe didn’t take a break for a whole year.
- 我整整等了你两个小时wǒzhěngzhěngděnglenǐliǎnggexiǎoshíI waited for you two whole hours!
- 我整整等了他一个小时wǒzhěngzhěngděngletāyígexiǎoshíI waited for him a whole hour.
More words from the lesson “Ten whole years”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “whole” in Chinese?
“Whole” in Chinese is 整整, pinyin zhěngzhěng.
What does 整整 mean?
整整 (zhěngzhěng) means “whole, full”.
How do you write 整整?
整整 is 2 characters: 整 (zhěng) — whole; put in order. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 整整?
整整 is read zhěngzhěng. Tones: zhěng — third tone, zhěng — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“whole” in the lesson “Ten whole years”
This word is from the topic “Time: at once and little by little” of HSK 5. 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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