整整 zhěngzhěng whole
whole; full
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How it is used
- 'A whole / a full' (amount of time or quantity), emphasizing the full extent - 整整一年 (zhěngzhěng yì nián) a whole year; 等了整整三个小时 waited a full three hours.
- An emphatic adverb before a number, stressing the completeness/length of the quantity, often with a tinge of 'that much'.
- Reduplicated 整 (whole). Don't confuse with 整齐 (neat) or 整个 (the whole/entire, neutral).
Example sentences
- 汤姆整整一个上午一句话也没说。 Tāngmǔ zhěngzhěng yígè shàngwǔ yījù huà yě méi shuō.Tom hasn't said a word all morning.