整个

• 拼音: zhěng gè
• 汉字拆解: 整 = 束 + 攵 + 正, meaning 'whole'; 个 = simplified from 個, general measure word

含义

Whole; entire; all of. Used to emphasize that something is complete and undivided.

Functions as a modifier before nouns to emphasize completeness. Can describe both concrete things (整个城市 = the whole city) and abstract concepts (整个过程 = the entire process). Stronger emphasis than 全, and often appears in narrative or descriptive contexts.

例句

1. 整个城市都被雪覆盖了。
2. 他用了整个下午来写报告。
3. 整个学校只有一个食堂。

用法指南

语境: everyday, description, narrative

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 整个过程很顺利。(The entire process went smoothly.)
• 整个假期我都在家。(I was at home the entire holiday.)

错误说法

• 我吃了整个三个苹果。(Don't combine 整个 with a number + measure word — say 我吃了整整三个苹果 or 我吃了三个苹果; 整个 modifies singular complete items)

起源与历史

整 (whole, entire) + 个 (measure word). Together they function as an adjective meaning 'the whole' or 'the entire.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal