整 meaning in English
(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat
Meaning of 整
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly
- (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat
- (bound form) to put in order; to straighten
- (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate
- (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb
- (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to
How to use 整
整 often appears before a measure word to mean whole, as in 整天 (zhěngtiān, all day), or around a number to mean exactly. It also forms many verbs about putting things in order, like 整理 (zhěnglǐ) and 调整 (tiáozhěng). Example: 现在三点整。(Xiànzài sān diǎn zhěng.) It is exactly three o'clock now.
整 is made of 敕 on top and 正 (zhèng, straight, correct) below, and 正 also gives the sound. Picture making everything straight and correct, so it ends up whole, neat and in order.
Common mistake: Learners often say zhèng with a falling tone because of the 正 component, but 整 is third tone, zhěng. Also, 整 is a bound form for tidy, so say 整齐 (zhěngqí) or 整洁 (zhěngjié) instead of using 整 alone to describe a neat room.
整 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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整 zhěng · whole · 16 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 整.
| 整个 | zhěnggè | whole; entire |
| 整天 | zhěngtiān | all day long; whole day |
| 整理 | zhěnglǐ | to arrange; to tidy up |
| 完整 | wánzhěng | complete; intact |
| 调整 | tiáozhěng | to adjust; to revise; to reorganize |
| 整整 | zhěngzhěng | whole; full |
| 整体 | zhěngtǐ | whole; entirety; overall; whole; general |
| 整齐 | zhěngqí | orderly; neat |
| 整顿 | zhěngdùn | to tidy up; to reorganize |
| 整治 | zhěngzhì | to bring under control; to regulate |
| 整洁 | zhěngjié | neatly; tidy |
| 整合 | zhěnghé | to conform; to integrate |
Questions about 整
What does 整 mean?
整 (zhěng) means "(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat" and is used as a adjective and verb.
How do you write 整?
整 is made of 1 character: 整 (16 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 整 an HSK word?
Yes. 整 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 整个 and 全部?
整个 (zhěnggè) stresses one whole thing seen as a unit, like 整个城市 (the whole city). 全部 (quánbù) stresses all the parts or members, like 全部学生 (all the students).
What does 整 mean in slang like 整他?
In casual speech 整人 or 整他 means to give someone a hard time or play a trick on them. In some northern dialects 整 can also just mean to do or make something, like 整点吃的 (make something to eat).