Chinese word

全程

Pronunciation

Pinyinquán chéng

Meaning

  • adverbthe whole time

Example

我全程都在等你。wǒ quán chéng dōu zài děng nǐ

I waited for you the whole time.

Illustration for 全程 (the whole time)

More examples

技术人员将全程监控系统运行。jì shù rén yuán jiāng quán chéng jiān kòng xì tǒng yùn xíng

The technicians will monitor the system's operation from start to finish.

Core concept

Forms a complete span around an event, leaving out no part between its beginning and end.

Common phrases

  • 全程参与quán chéng cān yù

    participate throughout

  • 全程监控quán chéng jiān kòng

    monitor throughout

  • 全程负责quán chéng fù zé

    be responsible throughout

  • 全程陪同quán chéng péi tóng

    accompany throughout

Similar words

从始至终cóng shǐ zhì zhōng: Without a break throughout the complete course of an event, from start to finish.
一直yì zhí: Continuing steadily during the time that an action or state lasts.
始终shǐ zhōng: Continuing unchanged throughout the whole course of an activity or situation.

Definition in Chinese

用于指整个活动或过程，从开始到结束在时间或范围上都包括在内。yòng yú zhǐ zhěng gè huó dòng huò guò chéng cóng kāi shǐ dào jié shù zài shí jiān huò fàn wéi shàng dōu bāo kuò zài nèi

Word origin

全程 (quánchéng, "the whole course") is built from 全 (quán, "whole") + 程 (chéng, "course"), linking the idea of wholeness to the full course of an event.

Usage tips

  • English often expresses this idea with different phrases for time and movement, while this Chinese adverb can cover both an activity lasting from start to finish and movement along an entire route.

Other meanings

  • all the wayadverb

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