Meaning
exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order
Chinese: 完整、整齐或整顿。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 整 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 整个zhěng gèwhole; entire; total
- 调整tiáo zhěngto adjust; adjustment; revision
- 整理zhěng lǐto arrange; to tidy up; to sort out; to straighten out
- 完整wán zhěngcomplete; intact
- 整天zhěng tiānall day long; whole day
Example Sentence
请把房间整理干净。Qǐng bǎ fáng jiān zhěng lǐ gān jìng.Please tidy up the room.
请Qǐngto ask把bǎ(marks the object)房间fáng jiānroom整理zhěng lǐto arrange干净gān jìngclean。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
敕 (to put right) over 正 (correct): ‘whole, complete, entire; neat, tidy, in order; to put in order, sort out, repair; to make (someone) suffer’ (整个, 整齐, 整理).
A way to remember it
‘Whole / tidy / to put in order’: 整个 (whole), 整理 (tidy up).