a whole; exactly; fully
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1 sense · 5 examplesadverb
a whole; exactly; fully
neutralUsed before a quantity word to emphasize that it is a full, complete amount, often implying the amount is considerable or noteworthy.
Tā他
zhěng整
zhěng整
máng忙
huo活
le了
yī一
tiān天
。
He was busy for a whole day.
Wǒ我
dào到
Běi北
jīng京
yǐ已
jīng经
zhěng整
zhěng整
sān三
nián年
le了
。
It has been exactly three years since I came to Beijing.
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Zhè这
běn本
shū书
wǒ我
zhěng整
zhěng整
dú读
le了
liǎng两
gè个
xīng星
qī期
。
I spent a full two weeks reading this book.
Tā他
děng等
le了
zhěng整
zhěng整
liǎng两
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
He waited for a full two hours.
Zhè这
chǎng场
yǔ雨
xià下
le了
zhěng整
zhěng整
yī一
yè夜
。
It rained for the whole night.