全体
quántǐ
all, the whole body
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
全whole
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體body
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6 strokes · 4.1s
7 strokes · 4.8s
Examples
- 全体同学都参加了运动会。All the students took part in the sports meet.
- 请全体起立,唱国歌。Everyone, please stand and sing the anthem.
Collocations
全体员工全体起立全体一致全体成员
Mnemonic
全 quán "whole" + 体 tǐ "body": all the members, the whole body of people. Caution vs 全部: 全体 is mainly "all people" (全体员工 = all staff), while 全部 is "all things". Opposite of 个别 (individual ones).
Related
全部整体全员个别
Quick check
What is the difference between 全体 and 全部?