Chinese word

一切

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī qiè

Meaning

  • pronouneverything

Example

他失去了一切。tā shī qù le yí qiè

He lost everything.

Illustration for 一切 (everything)

More examples

战争后，一切都没有了。zhàn zhēng hòu yí qiè dōu méi yǒu le

After the war, everything was gone.

Core concept

Nothing stands outside the whole: every relevant person, thing, or aspect is included.

Common phrases

  • 一切都没有yí qiè dōu méi yǒu

    nothing at all

  • 一切都变了yí qiè dōu biàn le

    Everything changed

Similar words

全部quán bù: Refers to every part of a specific whole, including all its details.
什么都shén me dōu: Includes anything at all, whatever the choice may be.
所有suó yǒu: Refers to every item belonging to a defined group or held by someone.

Definition in Chinese

指全部的人或事物，表示没有遗漏；也可作副词，表示完全或彻底。zhǐ quán bù de rén huò shì wù biǎo shì méi yǒu yí lòu yě kě zuò fù cí biǎo shì wán quán huò chè dǐ

Word origin

一切 (yīqiè, "everything") grew from 一 (yī, "one") and the classical all-inclusive sense of 切 (qiè, "all"), so the compound covers the whole set.

Usage tips

  • With negation, this word often strengthens the sentence to mean that something is not done at all, rather than merely saying that one item is missing.

Opposites

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