(zhěng tiān) - all day, the whole day, all day long in Mandarin

zhěngtiān

Traditional: 整天

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Translation

all day, the whole day, all day long

Word origin

A compound of 整 (zhěng, whole, complete) and 天 (tiān, day), meaning a complete, uninterrupted day.

Origin: compound
Root: 整 (zhěng, whole) + 天 (tiān, day)

Stroke order

整

天

Examples

。

He works all day long.

。

I haven't eaten all day.

。

The child plays games all day.

雨yǔ。

It rained the whole day.

团tuán团tuán。

She was rushed off her feet all day.

整天 (zhěng tiān) means all day or the whole day long. The word 整 stresses that the entire day is taken up, often with a hint of doing one thing without break.

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This word is part of lesson 37.