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整天

zhěng tiān · zheng tian

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Meaning

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  1. all day long
  2. whole day
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All day long

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)整天(zhěngtiān)都(dōu)在(zài)家(jiā)玩(wán)游戏(yóuxì)。

    This weekend I want to play games at home all day.

  2. Dengdeng

    整天(zhěngtiān)玩(wán)？眼睛(yǎnjing)会(huì)累(lèi)的(de)。

    All day? Your eyes will get tired.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)整天(zhěngtiān)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)。

    Then I will watch movies all day.

  4. Dengdeng

    整天(zhěngtiān)看(kàn)也(yě)会(huì)累(lèi)呀(ya)。

    Watching all day will tire you too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)……我(wǒ)整天(zhěngtiān)睡觉(shuìjiào)！

    Then... I will sleep all day!

  6. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)整天(zhěngtiān)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Good one. I want to sleep all day too.

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2 examples
01

明(míng)天(tiān)我(wǒ)们(men)整(zhěng)天(tiān)都(dōu)在(zài)家(jiā)里(lǐ)。

We'll be home all day tomorrow.

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

02

他(tā)整(zhěng)天(tiān)忙(máng)着(zhe)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)考(kǎo)试(shì)，连(lián)饭(fàn)都(dōu)顾(gù)不(bu)上(shang)吃(chī)。

He's busy preparing for the exam all day long, and doesn't even have time to eat.

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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

天
tiān

day; sky

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