(quán bù) - all, the whole, entire in Mandarin

quánbù

Traditional: 全部

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Translation

all, the whole, entire

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Word origin

全部 (quán bù) combines 全 (quán), 'whole' or 'complete', with 部 (bù), 'part' or 'section'. Read together as 'the whole of the parts', it means 'all' or 'the entire'.

Origin
compound
Root
全 (quán, whole) + 部 (bù, part)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 全

全

Stroke order for 部

部

Examples

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I spent all of my money.

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All students passed the exam.

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That is all of it.

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I have read all of the books.

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He has spent all of his money.

全部 (quán bù) means all, the whole, or the entire amount. 全 means complete or whole and 部 means part or section, so together they stress that every part is included. It can precede a noun (全部学生, all students) or stand alone as a noun/pronoun (这是全部, this is all of it). It is stronger and more emphatic than 都 (dōu, all) alone, and is often paired with 都: 全部都... (all of them...).

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This word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 10: 全部, 晚安, 确实 and 5 more words.