Difference between revisions of "Indicating the whole with "quan""

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* 我们 <em>全</em>家 都 去 旅游 了。<span class="trans">The entire family went traveling.</span>
 
* 我们 <em>全</em>家 都 去 旅游 了。<span class="trans">The entire family went traveling.</span>
* 明天 我 <em>全</em> 天 都 呆 在 家里。<span class="trans">I am going to spend the whole day at my house tomorrow.</span>
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* 明天 我 <em>全</em> 天 都 呆 在 家里。<span class="trans">I am going to stay home all day tomorrow.</span>
 
* 你 知道 <em>全</em> 国 有 几 个 省 吗?<span class="trans">Do you know how many provinces the country has?</span>
 
* 你 知道 <em>全</em> 国 有 几 个 省 吗?<span class="trans">Do you know how many provinces the country has?</span>
 
* 现在 是 <em>全</em> 球 经济 发展 最 快 的 时候。<span class="trans">Now is when the whole world is quickly developing economically.</span>
 
* 现在 是 <em>全</em> 球 经济 发展 最 快 的 时候。<span class="trans">Now is when the whole world is quickly developing economically.</span>

Revision as of 17:26, 9 June 2013

One of the uses of 全 (quán) is to indicate the entirety of something. It could be used for something like a whole household, an entire country, the whole world, etc.

Structure

The structure is quite simple, just put 全 in front of the noun you want to emphasize "the whole" of. You cannot use it with 的. Pay attention to the types of nouns you can use with 全, since it is usually paired up with 国 (country), 世界 (world), 家 (family), 天 (day), 球 (the globe), and the like.

全 + Noun

Examples

  • 我们 家 都 去 旅游 了。The entire family went traveling.
  • 明天 我 天 都 呆 在 家里。I am going to stay home all day tomorrow.
  • 你 知道 国 有 几 个 省 吗?Do you know how many provinces the country has?
  • 现在 是 球 经济 发展 最 快 的 时候。Now is when the whole world is quickly developing economically.
  • 世界 的 人 都 知道 我 是 谁,你 不 知道?The whole world knows who I am. Don't you know?
  • 这 场 战争 影响 到 美国。This war is affecting all of America.
  • 请 你 读 一下 文。Please read the full text.

See also

Sources and further reading

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