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整个

zhěng gè · zheng ge

Traditional 整個

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. whole
  2. entire
  3. total
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Where are my glasses?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)整个(zhěnggè)下午(xiàwǔ)都(dōu)在(zài)忙(máng)什么(shénme)？

    Liangliang, what were you busy with the whole afternoon?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)整个(zhěnggè)下午(xiàwǔ)都(dōu)在(zài)找(zhǎo)眼镜(yǎnjìng)。

    I looked for my glasses the whole afternoon.

  3. Dengdeng

    整个(zhěnggè)下午(xiàwǔ)？找到(zhǎodào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    The whole afternoon? Did you find them?

  4. Liangliang

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)，就(jiù)在(zài)我(wǒ)头上(tóushàng)。

    Yes, they were on my head.

  5. Dengdeng

    眼镜(yǎnjìng)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)你(nǐ)头上(tóushàng)吗(ma)？

    The glasses were on your head all along?

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)！整个(zhěnggè)下午(xiàwǔ)，它(tā)都(dōu)在(zài)看(kàn)我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)它(tā)！

    Yes! The whole afternoon, it watched me look for it!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)整(zhěng)个(gè)夏(xià)天(tiān)都(dōu)和(hé)他(tā)们(men)待(dāi)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)。

We stayed with them all through the summer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

百(bǎi)合(hé)的(de)香(xiāng)气(qì)充(chōng)满(mǎn)了(le)整(zhěng)个(gè)房(fáng)间(jiān)。

A smell of lilies filled the room.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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整
zhěng

(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat

个
gè

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual

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