整整

zhěngzhěng

adverb HSK 3 #3,095

Meanings

我等了整整两个小时。

Wǒ děng le zhěngzhěng liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

I waited for a full two hours.

他在国外住了整整三年。

Tā zài guówài zhù le zhěngzhěng sān nián.

He lived abroad for a full three years.

整整一天都在下雨。

Zhěngzhěng yì tiān dōu zài xiàyǔ.

It rained for the whole entire day.

grammar

整整 is always followed by a number + measure word: 整整 + number + MW + noun. It emphasizes that the full amount was reached.

usage

整整 vs 整个: 整整 emphasizes a quantity or duration ('a full three hours'), while 整个 modifies a single noun ('the entire city').

整 zhěng