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(zhěng gè) - the whole, entire, the full in Mandarin

zhěng

Traditional: 整個

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HSK 4
#491 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

the whole, entire, the full

Word origin

整个 (zhěnggè) 'the whole, entire' joins 整 (zhěng, 'whole, orderly') with the measure word 个 (gè). 整 is a compound of 束 (shù, 'to bind'), 攵 (pū, 'to tap, strike') and 正 (zhèng, 'correct') as phonetic, conveying putting things in good order.

Origin
compound
Root
整 (zhěng, 束 bind + 攵 strike + 正 phonetic) + 个 (gè, measure word)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 整

Stroke order for 个

Examples

The whole city knows.

I spent the entire afternoon doing homework.

The whole story is very moving.

The whole room is very clean.

The whole plan needs reconsidering.

整个 (zhěng gè) - the whole, entire, the full.

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This word is part of lesson 10.