all; entirely; altogether
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadverb
all; entirely; completely
dialectIndicates totality or completeness. Commonly used in Wu dialect areas (e.g., Shanghai) but understood in standard Mandarin as a colloquialism.
Zhè这
xiē些
qián钱
yī一
tā塌
guā刮
zi子
dōu都
gěi给
nǐ你
。
I'll give you all this money entirely.
Jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
yī一
tā塌
guā刮
zi子
yǒu有
èr二
shí十
gè个
rén人
。
There are altogether twenty people in the classroom.
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Tā他
shuō说
de的
nà那
xiē些
huà话
yī一
tā塌
guā刮
zi子
dōu都
shì是
piàn骗
rén人
de的
。
Everything he said was completely deceptive.
adverb
altogether; in total; summing up
dialectUsed to indicate the sum or total amount of something.
Zhè这
xiē些
dōng东
xi西
yī一
tā塌
guā刮
zi子
duō多
shao少
qián钱
？
How much is all this stuff altogether?
Wǒ我
men们
yī一
tā塌
guā刮
zi子
yǒu有
wǔ五
gè个
rén人
cān参
jiā加
。
We have five people participating in total.
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Zhè这
xiē些
yī衣
fu服
yī一
tā塌
guā刮
zi子
huā花
le了
wǔ五
bǎi百
kuài块
。
These clothes cost five hundred yuan altogether.