整 (zhěng): (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
整 (zhěng) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) whole.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 敕 (semantic) and 正 (phonetic). It ranks #416 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 整 order. Its radical form 攵 (rap) appears in many related characters such as 放 (fàng, to put, to release), 教 (jiào, (bound form) to teach), 收 (shōu, to receive).
Definitions
- (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
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 整
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 整个adjective | zhěng gè | whole | 4 |
| 整理verb | zhěng lǐ | to arrange | 4 |
| 整整adverb | zhěng zhěng | whole | 5 |
| 完整adjective | wán zhěng | complete | 5 |
| 调整verb | tiáo zhěng | to adjust | 5 |
| 整体noun | zhěng tǐ | whole entity | 5 |
| 整齐adjective | zhěng qí | orderly | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 整天 | zhěng tiān | all day long |
| 整形 | zhěng xíng | shaping |
| 整容 | zhěng róng | plastic surgery |
| 整夜 | zhěng yè | the whole night |
| 整洁 | zhěng jié | neatly |
| 整日 | zhěng rì | all day long |
| 整修 | zhěng xiū | to repair |
| 整合 | zhěng hé | to conform |
| 整套 | zhěng tào | entire set |
| 修整 | xiū zhěng | to spruce up |
| 整顿 | zhěng dùn | to tidy up |
| 整装待发 | zhěng zhuāng dài fā | to get ready (for a journey) |
| 平整 | píng zhěng | smooth |
| 完整性 | wán zhěng xìng | integrity |
| 重整 | chóng zhěng | to restructure |
整 appears in 88 compound words: 64 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 整 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
Example Sentences
整个团队齐心协力,终于完成了任务。
Zhěng gè tuánduì qíxīn xiélì, zhōngyú wánchéng le rènwu.
The whole team worked together and finally completed the task.
...市長初選,李四川合體拉抬他?被問羨慕新北整合嗎,江啟臣曝內心願望
. . . shì 長 chū 選 , lǐ sì chuān gě 體 lā tái tā ? bèi 問 羨 mù xīn běi zhěng gě 嗎 , jiāng 啟 chén pù 內 xīn 願 wàng
...Mayoral primary: Is Li Sichuan teaming up to boost his chances? When asked if he envies New Taipei's unity, Jiang Qichen reveals his inner wish.
初七開工日!拿到紅包「1動作」旺整年 2吉時祭拜最招財
chū qī 開 gōng rì ! ná dào 紅 bāo 動 zuò wàng zhěng nián jí 時 jì bài zuì zhāo 財
First working day of the new year! One simple action when receiving red envelopes brings good fortune all year long. Two auspicious times for worshiping the gods attract the most wealth.
...裇衫賣8884港元嚇親人 網民笑:阿媽都整過一件|網上熱話
. . . 裇 shān 賣 gǎng yuán 嚇 親 rén 網 mín xiào ā 媽 dōu zhěng 過 yī jiàn 網 shàng 熱 話
... Shirt sold for HK$8,884 to scare relatives - Online
...中斷疑因 AI 代理工具 Kiro 誤刪整個環境
. . . zhōng 斷 yí yīn dài lǐ gōng jù 誤 刪 zhěng 個 環 jìng
... Interruptions suspected due to AI agent Kiro mistakenly deleting the entire environment
小床铺我整理,合作互助乐成长
xiǎo chuáng pù wǒ zhěng lǐ , gě zuò hù zhù lè chéng cháng
I make my own bed, cooperate and help each other to grow up.
整个国家被大雪覆盖了。
Zhěng gè guójiā bèi dà xuě fùgài le.
The whole country was covered in snow.
整个小区对这个消息很惊讶。
Zhěnggè xiǎoqū duì zhège xiāoxi hěn jīngyà.
The whole neighborhood was surprised at the news.
我们成了整个村庄的笑柄。
Wǒmen chéngle zhěnggè cūnzhuāng de xiàobǐng.
We've become a mockery to the whole village.
他把足踝扭伤了,整整一个月不能走路。
Tā bǎ zúhuái niǔshāng le, zhěngzhěng yī gè yuè bù néng zǒulù.
A sprained ankle disabled him from walking for a month.
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