Chinese word

全面

Pronunciation

Pinyinquán miàn

Meaning

  • adverbcomprehensively

Example

公司需要全面检查安全措施。gōng sī xū yào quán miàn jiǎn chá ān quán cuò shī

The company needs to comprehensively inspect its safety measures.

Illustration for 全面 (comprehensively)

More examples

项目经理要全面掌握项目进度和问题。xiàng mù jīng lǐ yào quán miàn zhǎng wò xiàng mù jìn dù hé wèn tí

The project manager must thoroughly understand the project's progress and problems.

Core concept

Coverage extends across every relevant aspect of a matter, so nothing important is left outside the scope.

Common phrases

  • 全面检查quán miàn jiǎn chá

    inspect thoroughly

  • 全面掌握quán miàn zhǎng wò

    understand thoroughly

Similar words

完全wán quán: Means fully complete or fully carried through, with no part lacking.
全部quán bù: Means all of the people or things concerned, taken as one complete group.

Definition in Chinese

表示在各个方面都涉及或覆盖，强调范围的完整性，而非做法或程度的彻底，常作副词或形容词使用。biǎo shì zài gè gè fāng miàn dōu shè jí huò fù gài qiáng diào fàn wéi de wán zhěng xìng ér fēi zuò fǎ huò chéng dù de chè dǐ cháng zuò fù cí huò xíng róng cí shǐ yòng

Word origin

全 (quán, "whole") + 面 (miàn, "side") combines the ideas of a whole and its sides, giving the word its sense of covering every aspect.

Usage tips

  • Chinese uses this word both before nouns and directly before verbs, so one form can describe a broad plan or mark broad coverage in an action.

Other meanings

  • thoroughlyadverb
  • completelyadverb

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