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* 请 你 读 一下 <em>全</em> 文。<span class="pinyin">Qǐng nǐ dú yīxià <em>quán</em> wén.</span><span class="trans">Please read the full text.</span>
 
* 请 你 读 一下 <em>全</em> 文。<span class="pinyin">Qǐng nǐ dú yīxià <em>quán</em> wén.</span><span class="trans">Please read the full text.</span>
 
* 明天 我 <em>全</em> 天 都 呆 在 家里。<span class="pinyin">Míngtiān wǒ <em>quán</em> tiān dōu dāi zài jiālǐ.</span><span class="trans">I am going to stay home all day tomorrow.</span>
 
* 明天 我 <em>全</em> 天 都 呆 在 家里。<span class="pinyin">Míngtiān wǒ <em>quán</em> tiān dōu dāi zài jiālǐ.</span><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="pinyin">Nǐ zhīdào <em>quán</em> guóyǒu jǐ gè shěng ma?</span><span class="trans">Do you know how many provinces the country has?</span>
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* 你 知道 <em>全</em> 国 有 几 个 省 吗?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ zhīdao <em>quán</em> guóyǒu jǐ gè shěng ma?</span><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="pinyin">Xiànzài shì <em>quán</em> qiú jīngjì fāzhǎn zuì kuài de shíhou.</span><span class="trans">The world economy is developing rapidly now.</span>
 
* 现在 是 <em>全</em> 球 经济 发展 最 快 的 时候。<span class="pinyin">Xiànzài shì <em>quán</em> qiú jīngjì fāzhǎn zuì kuài de shíhou.</span><span class="trans">The world economy is developing rapidly now.</span>
* <em>全</em>世界 的 人 都 知道 我 是 谁,你 不 知道?<span class="pinyin"><em>Quán</em> shìjiè de rén dōu zhīdào wǒ shì shuí, nǐ bù zhīdào?</span><span class="trans">The whole world knows who I am. Don't you know?</span>
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* <em>全</em>世界 的 人 都 知道 我 是 谁,你 不 知道?<span class="pinyin"><em>Quán</em> shìjiè de rén dōu zhīdao wǒ shì shuí, nǐ bù zhīdao?</span><span class="trans">The whole world knows who I am. Don't you know?</span>
*  <em>全</em> 公司 的 人 都 知道 经理 被 炒鱿鱼 了。<span class="pinyin"> <em>Quán</em>  gōngsī de rén dōu zhīdào jīnglǐ bèi chǎo yóuyú le.</span><span class="trans">The whole company knew that the manager got fired.</span>
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*  <em>全</em> 公司 的 人 都 知道 经理 被 炒鱿鱼 了。<span class="pinyin"> <em>Quán</em>  gōngsī de rén dōu zhīdao jīnglǐ bèi chǎo yóuyú le.</span><span class="trans">The whole company knew that the manager got fired.</span>
 
*  上海 市 政府 最近 做 了 一 个  <em>全</em> 民 健身 活动 的 调查。<span class="pinyin"> Shànghǎi shì zhèngfǔ zuìjìn zuò le yī gè <em>quán</em> mín jiànshēn huódòng​ de diàochá .</span><span class="trans">The city government of Shanghai recently did a survey about the national fitness promgram.</span>
 
*  上海 市 政府 最近 做 了 一 个  <em>全</em> 民 健身 活动 的 调查。<span class="pinyin"> Shànghǎi shì zhèngfǔ zuìjìn zuò le yī gè <em>quán</em> mín jiànshēn huódòng​ de diàochá .</span><span class="trans">The city government of Shanghai recently did a survey about the national fitness promgram.</span>
 
* 保护 环境 不只 是 政府 的 责任,也是 <em>全</em> 社会 的 责任。<span class="pinyin"> Bǎohù huánjìng bù zhǐ shì zhèngfǔ de zérèn,gèng xūyào <em>quán</em> shèhuì de zérèn. </span><span class="trans"> It's not only the government's responsibility to protect the environment, but also the entire society.</span>
 
* 保护 环境 不只 是 政府 的 责任,也是 <em>全</em> 社会 的 责任。<span class="pinyin"> Bǎohù huánjìng bù zhǐ shì zhèngfǔ de zérèn,gèng xūyào <em>quán</em> shèhuì de zérèn. </span><span class="trans"> It's not only the government's responsibility to protect the environment, but also the entire society.</span>

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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。Wǒmen quán jiā dōu qù lǚyóu le.The entire family went traveling.
  • 请 你 读 一下 文。Qǐng nǐ dú yīxià quán wén.Please read the full text.
  • 明天 我 天 都 呆 在 家里。Míngtiān wǒ quán tiān dōu dāi zài jiālǐ.I am going to stay home all day tomorrow.
  • 你 知道 国 有 几 个 省 吗?Nǐ zhīdao quán guóyǒu jǐ gè shěng ma?Do you know how many provinces the country has?
  • 现在 是 球 经济 发展 最 快 的 时候。Xiànzài shì quán qiú jīngjì fāzhǎn zuì kuài de shíhou.The world economy is developing rapidly now.
  • 世界 的 人 都 知道 我 是 谁,你 不 知道?Quán shìjiè de rén dōu zhīdao wǒ shì shuí, nǐ bù zhīdao?The whole world knows who I am. Don't you know?
  • 公司 的 人 都 知道 经理 被 炒鱿鱼 了。 Quán gōngsī de rén dōu zhīdao jīnglǐ bèi chǎo yóuyú le.The whole company knew that the manager got fired.
  • 上海 市 政府 最近 做 了 一 个 民 健身 活动 的 调查。 Shànghǎi shì zhèngfǔ zuìjìn zuò le yī gè quán mín jiànshēn huódòng​ de diàochá .The city government of Shanghai recently did a survey about the national fitness promgram.
  • 保护 环境 不只 是 政府 的 责任,也是 社会 的 责任。 Bǎohù huánjìng bù zhǐ shì zhèngfǔ de zérèn,gèng xūyào quán shèhuì de zérèn. It's not only the government's responsibility to protect the environment, but also the entire society.


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