全 (cyun4 | quan2) : perfect, whole, total

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cyun4

quan2

[1] perfect [2] complete; whole; total; intact; all; entire; absolute [3] to keep whole or intact [4] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 6

Level: 2

Radical: 入 (#11)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 21265 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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全世界 cyun4 sai3 gaai3 quan2 shi4 jie4 = the whole world; worldwide

安全 on1 cyun4 an1 quan2 = safe

全部 cyun4 bou6 quan2 bu4 = entire; all

完全 jyun4 cyun4 wan2 quan2 = completely

全國 cyun4 gwok3 quan2 guo2 = national; the entire country

全家 cyun4 gaa1 = the entire family

全身 cyun4 san1 quan2 shen1 = the entire body; the whole body

安全帶 on1 cyun4 daai3*2 an1 quan2 dai4 = seatbelt; safety belt

全民 cyun4 man4 quan2 min2 = everyone; every man, woman and child; every citizen of the country

全面 cyun4 min6 quan2 mian4 = overall; all-round; entire; comprehensive
See all 175 compounds (CantoDict reports 188 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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全部都唔識呀粵
I don't know anything.
[Lit. everything also not know.]

你係咪真係完全明白啊？粵
Do you really understand everything?

你把聖誕卡全部都寄出去了嗎？國
Have you sent all of your Christmas cards yet?

「全民皆股」係香港嘅特色。粵
Everyone buying stocks is a characteristic of Hong Kong

當天全部都好！
That day, everything was good!

你講嗰啲嘢全部都九唔踏八。粵
Nothing you said made any sense.

今次嘅比賽我哋全軍覆沒，輸得好慘。粵
During the competition, our team was completely annihilated by theirs.

佢地兩個可以拉埋天窗全靠我揸大葵扇咋粵
The two of them got married all because I matchmade them together.

為你的安全起見國
For the sake of your safety

“自學”，顧名思義，就是不在學校學，也沒有老師指點，全靠自己學習。
As the name implies, "Self-study" does not involve going to school where teachers are there to teach and guide; one learns on his own.

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