整体

整体 zhěngtǐ

Whole (entirety - overall)

整体 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體整體 zhengti

What 整体 means

Whole (entirety - overall)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 整体 will read it the same way this page does.

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Character by character

整体 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)

体

tǐ

Body (style - system - physical)

Words that share a character with 整体

How to write 整体

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整体 in a sentence

整体来看，他做得不错。

Zhěngtǐ lái kàn, tā zuò de búcuò.

On the whole he did well.

要考虑整体的效果。

Yào kǎolǜ zhěngtǐ de xiàoguǒ.

You need to consider the overall effect.

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Questions about 整体

What does 整体 mean in English?

整体 is pronounced zhěngtǐ and means Whole (entirety - overall).

How do you pronounce 整体?

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

What are the characters in 整体?

整体 is written with 2 characters: 整 (zhěng) Whole (tidy - sort out - repair), 体 (tǐ) Body (style - system - physical). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 整体 written in traditional Chinese?

整體. The simplified form 整体 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 整體 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhěngtǐ.

Is 整体 an HSK word?

Yes — 整体 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

征求 zhēngqiú 睁 zhēng 整个 zhěnggè 整齐 zhěngqí 正 zhèng 证件 zhèngjiàn 证据 zhèngjù 政府 zhèngfǔ

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