整天

zhěngtiān

adverb HSK 3 #2,226

Meanings

Tā zhěng tiān dōu zài wán shǒujī.

He plays on his phone all day long.

Wǒ zhěng tiān méi chī dōngxi.

I haven't eaten anything all day.

Tā zhěng tiān máng gè bù tíng.

She's busy nonstop all day.

usage

整天 can carry a slightly negative or exasperated tone, especially when describing repetitive behavior: 你整天就知道睡觉！ (All you do all day is sleep!)

grammar

整天 functions as a time adverb and goes before the verb: 整天 + verb. Similar pattern: 整夜 (all night).

整 zhěng

天 tiān