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整整

zhěng zhěng · zheng zheng

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  1. whole
  2. full
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Twelve hours of sleep

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)睡(shuì)了(le)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    Liangliang, how long did you sleep yesterday?

  2. Liangliang

    整整(zhěngzhěng)十二(shíèr)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    A full twelve hours.

  3. Dengdeng

    整整(zhěngzhěng)十二(shíèr)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)？

    A full twelve hours?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，睡(shuì)了(le)整整(zhěngzhěng)半天(bàntiān)。

    Yes, I slept a full half day.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)有(yǒu)精神(jīngshén)吧(ba)？

    Then you must have lots of energy today?

  6. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)整整(zhěngzhěng)一天(yītiān)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    No, I wanted to sleep the whole day.

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01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)整(zhěng)整(zhěng)一(yí)个(ge)上(shàng)午(wǔ)一(yí)句(jù)话(huà)也(yě)没(méi)说(shuō)。

Tom hasn't said a word all morning.

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

02

我(wǒ)等(děng)我(wǒ)的(de)朋(péng)友(you)等(děng)了(le)整(zhěng)整(zhěng)一(yì)小(xiǎo)时(shí)。

I've spent an entire hour waiting for my friend.

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

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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

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