整 zhěng entire
entire; neat; orderly; whole; complete; tidy
How to remember 整: 敕 order + 正 upright = entire. The coach barks a single order to stand upright for the photo, and the entire team freezes with a grin.
Component breakdown
整 = 敕 order + 正 upright
- 敕 order
- 正 upright
- 一 one
- 止 stop
The coach barks a single order to stand upright for the photo, and the entire team freezes with a grin.
How it is used
- Whole/neat/orderly, and to put in order. 整理 (zhěnglǐ) tidy up/organize, 整齐 (zhěngqí) neat, 完整 (wánzhěng) complete.
- 整个 (zhěnggè) = the whole/entire: 整个城市 (zhěnggè chéngshì) the whole city; 整整 (zhěngzhěng) = a full/whole (emphasizing amount): 整整三天 (zhěngzhěng sān tiān) three whole days.
- 调整 (tiáozhěng) = to adjust/regulate.
Words with 整
- 整理zhěnglǐput in orderHSK 4
- 整个zhěnggèwholeHSK 4
- 完整wánzhěngcompleteHSK 5
- 整体zhěngtǐwhole entityHSK 5
- 整整zhěngzhěngwholeHSK 5
- 整齐zhěngqíorderlyHSK 5
- 调整tiáozhěngto adjustHSK 5
- 工整gōngzhěngfine workHSK 7
- 整合zhěnghéto conformHSK 7
- 整数zhěngshùwhole numberHSK 7
- 整治zhěngzhìto bring under controlHSK 8
- 整洁zhěngjiéneatlyHSK 8
- 整顿zhěngdùnto tidy upHSK 8
Example sentences
- 妈妈在整理房间。 Māma zài zhěnglǐ fángjiān.My mom is tidying the room.