Chinese word

全部

Pronunciation

Pinyinquán bù

Meaning

  • pronounall

Example

全部都在桌子上。quán bù dōu zài zhuō zi shàng

All of it is on the table.

Illustration for 全部 (all)

More examples

他们把全部的书搬走了。tā men bǎ quán bù de shū bān zǒu le

They moved all the books away.

Core concept

Everything viewed together as one undivided whole.

Common phrases

  • 全部都quán bù dōu

    all

  • 把全部放进箱子里bǎ quán bù fàng jìn xiāng zi lǐ

    put everything into the box

  • 全部的书quán bù de shū

    all the books

Similar words

大家dà jiā: All the people in a group.
一切yí qiè: Everything at all, with no exceptions.

Definition in Chinese

作为代词或定语，表示没有遗漏的整体或所有项目。zuò wéi dài cí huò dìng yǔ biǎo shì méi yǒu yí lòu de zhéng tǐ huò suó yǒu xiàng mù

Word origin

全部 (quánbù, "all") is formed from 全 (quán, "whole") + 部 (bù, "part"), so its structure points to all the parts taken together.

Usage tips

  • English often needs everything when the word stands alone, while Chinese can use 全部 (quánbù, "all") in that position and commonly adds 都 (dōu, "all") before the action.

Other meanings

  • everythingpronoun

Opposites

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