全体
HSK 2 (2021)
全体 (quántǐ) · all
全体 (quántǐ) means “all; everyone”. It is written with 2 characters: 全 (all) + 体 (body). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 全体 is built
The characters
全 quán · all
What 全 is made of
- 入rù — to enter
- 玉yù — jade
Origin hint: Jade 玉 put away 入 for safe-keeping (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
体 tǐ · body
What 体 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 本běn — book classifier
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 木mù — tree
Example sentences
全体同学请站起来。Quántǐ tóngxué qǐng zhàn qǐlái.All students, please stand up.
全体员工明天休息。Quántǐ yuángōng míngtiān xiūxi.All staff have the day off tomorrow.
Questions about 全体
What does 全体 mean?
全体 (quántǐ) means “all; everyone”.
How do you pronounce 全体?
全体 is pronounced quántǐ.
Which HSK level is 全体?
全体 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 安全ānquánsafe
- 全部quánbùall
- 全国quánguóthe whole country
- 全家quánjiāthe whole family
- 全年quánniánthe whole year
- 全身quánshēnthe whole body
- 完全wánquáncompletely
- 全场quánchǎngthe whole audience
- 全面quánmiàncomprehensive
- 全球quánqiúthe whole world
Learn 全体 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.