整个
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整个 (zhěnggè) · whole
整个 (zhěnggè) means “whole; entire”. It is written with 2 characters: 整 (whole) + 个 (general measure word). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 整个 is built
The characters
整 zhěng · whole
What 整 is made of
- 敕chì — an imperial order or decree
- 束shù — to bind
- 木mù — tree
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 束shù — to bind
- 正zhèng — first month of the lunar year
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 敕 gives the meaning, 正 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
个 gè · general measure word
What 个 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A tally 丨 of people 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
整个下午他都在学习。Zhěnggè xiàwǔ tā dōu zài xuéxí.He studied the whole afternoon.
整个城市都在下雨。Zhěnggè chéngshì dōu zài xiàyǔ.It's raining across the whole city.
Questions about 整个
What does 整个 mean?
整个 (zhěnggè) means “whole; entire”.
How do you pronounce 整个?
整个 is pronounced zhěnggè.
Which HSK level is 整个?
整个 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 调整tiáozhěngto adjust
- 完整wánzhěngcomplete
- 整理zhěnglǐto tidy up
- 整齐zhěngqíneat
- 整体zhěngtǐwhole
- 整天zhěngtiānall day long
- 整整zhěngzhěngwhole
- 整顿zhěngdùnto reorganise
- 整zhěngwhole
- 个子gèziheight
Learn 整个 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 8: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.