整整 (zhěngzhěng) means Whole (full - entire). Below are 12 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这个镜头拍了 整整 一天。
Zhège jìngtóu pāi le zhěngzhěng yì tiān.
This shot took a whole day to film.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 镜头
他把衬衫熨得平平 整整 。
Tā bǎ chènshān yùn de píngpíng zhěngzhěng.
He ironed the shirt perfectly smooth.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 熨
他策划了 整整 半年才动手。
Tā cèhuà le zhěngzhěng bàn nián cái dòngshǒu.
He spent a full six months planning before he started.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 策划
这场婚礼 整整 筹备了三个月。
Zhè chǎng hūnlǐ zhěngzhěng chóubèi le sān ge yuè.
This wedding took a full three months to prepare.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 筹备
她伺候生病的母亲 整整 三年。
Tā cìhou shēngbìng de mǔqīn zhěngzhěng sān nián.
She waited on her sick mother for a full three years.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 伺候
这次罢工持续了 整整 一个星期。
Zhè cì bà gōng chíxù le zhěngzhěng yí ge xīngqī.
This strike lasted a full week.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 罢工
消防员与大火搏斗了 整整 一夜。
Xiāofángyuán yǔ dàhuǒ bódòu le zhěngzhěng yí yè.
The firefighters battled the blaze all night long.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 搏斗
这位保姆在他们家做了 整整 十年。
Zhè wèi bǎomǔ zài tāmen jiā zuò le zhěngzhěng shí nián.
This housekeeper worked in their home for a full ten years.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 保姆
作为徒弟，他跟着师父学了 整整 五年。
Zuòwéi túdì, tā gēnzhe shīfu xué le zhěngzhěng wǔ nián.
As an apprentice he studied under his master for a full five years.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 徒弟
爷爷年轻的时候上过战场，打仗打了 整整 三年。
Yéye niánqīng de shíhou shàng guo zhànchǎng, dǎzhàng dǎ le zhěngzhěng sān nián.
Grandpa went to the front when he was young and fought for three full years.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 打仗
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From the graded readers
我花了 整整 三天时间整理。
wǒ huāle zhěngzhěng sāntiān shíjiān zhěnglǐ.
It took me three full days to sort it out.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
为了这次面试，我准备了 整整 一个星期。
wèile zhècì miàn shì, wǒ zhǔnbèi le / liǎo / liào zhěngzhěng yīgè xīngqī.
I'd prepared for a full week for it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
Questions about 整整
How is 整整 used in a sentence?
This page shows 12 sentences using 整整 (zhěngzhěng, "Whole (full - entire)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Where can I see the full entry for 整整?
The dictionary page for 整整 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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