全世界

quánshìjiè

Traditional: 全世界

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Translation

the whole world, worldwide

Word origin

A compound of 全 (quán, whole, entire) and 世界 (shì jiè, world), together meaning the entire world.

Origin
compound
Root
全 (quán, whole) + 世界 (shì jiè, world)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 全

Stroke order for 世

Stroke order for 界

Examples

This song is popular all over the world.

The whole world is paying attention to this matter.

huán

He wants to travel around the whole world.

yán

There are many languages in the world.

This is the highest mountain in the world.

全世界 (quán shì jiè) means the whole world or worldwide. Adding 全 to 世界 stresses that something covers every part of the globe.

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This word is part of lesson 35.