整个

整个 zhěnggè

Whole (total - entire)

整个 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體整個 zhengge

What 整个 means

Whole (total - entire)

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Character by character

整个 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

整

zhěng

Whole (tidy - sort out - repair)

个

gè

([measure word])

Words that share a character with 整个

How to write 整个

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整个 in a sentence

整个下午他都在看书。

Zhěnggè xiàwǔ tā dōu zài kàn shū.

He read all afternoon.

整个城市都亮了起来。

Zhěnggè chéngshì dōu liàng le qǐlái.

The whole city lit up.

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Questions about 整个

What does 整个 mean in English?

整个 is pronounced zhěnggè and means Whole (total - entire).

How do you pronounce 整个?

整个 is zhěnggè in pinyin — written zhengge without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 整个?

整个 is written with 2 characters: 整 (zhěng) Whole (tidy - sort out - repair), 个 (gè) ([measure word]). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 整个 written in traditional Chinese?

整個. The simplified form 整个 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 整個 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhěnggè.

Is 整个 an HSK word?

Yes — 整个 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

Studied around the same time

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