Meaning of 全世界
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- worldwide
- entire world
How to use 全世界
全世界 is used as a noun or before another noun to mean the entire world or people everywhere. It often appears with 在 or as the subject of a sentence. Example: 这首歌在全世界都很有名。(Zhè shǒu gē zài quán shìjiè dōu hěn yǒumíng.) This song is famous all over the world.
全 (quán) means whole or complete, and 世界 (shìjiè) means world. Put them together and you get the whole world, just like 全国 (quánguó) is the whole country.
Common mistake: Learners often forget the 都 (dōu) that usually follows 全世界 when it means everywhere or everyone, as in 全世界都知道 (quán shìjiè dōu zhīdào). Also keep 全 in the second tone (quán), not the fourth.
全世界 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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全 quán · all · 6 strokes
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世 shì · generation · 5 strokes
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界 jiè · boundary · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 全世界.
| 完全 | wánquán | complete; whole; totally; entirely |
| 安全 | ānquán | safe; secure; safety; security |
| 全部 | quánbù | whole; all |
| 全国 | quánguó | whole nation; nationwide |
| 全身 | quánshēn | the whole body; (typography) em |
| 全体 | quántǐ | all; entire |
| 全家 | quánjiā | whole family |
| 全年 | quánnián | the whole year; all year long |
| 世界 | shìjiè | world |
| 去世 | qùshì | to pass away; to die |
| 世纪 | shìjì | century |
| 全球 | quánqiú | the whole world; worldwide; global |
Questions about 全世界
What does 全世界 mean?
全世界 (quán shìjiè) means "worldwide; entire world".
How do you write 全世界?
全世界 is made of 3 characters: 全 (6 strokes), 世 (5 strokes), 界 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 全世界 an HSK word?
Yes. 全世界 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 全世界 mean all the people in the world?
Yes. Like English "the whole world," it can refer to everyone, as in 全世界的人 (quán shìjiè de rén) or simply 全世界都在看 (the whole world is watching).
What is the difference between 全世界 and 世界上?
全世界 stresses the entire world as a whole. 世界上 (shìjiè shang) means "in the world" and is common with superlatives, as in 世界上最高的山 (the highest mountain in the world).