全部

quánbù

adjective HSK 4 #856

Meanings

Literally 'all parts' - every section combined means the entirety.

HSK 1

全部学生都来了。

Quánbù xuésheng dōu lái le.

All the students have come.

HSK 2

我全部都看完了。

Wǒ quánbù dōu kàn wánle.

I've finished reading all of it.

HSK 3

他把钱全部花了。

Tā bǎ qián quánbù huā le.

He spent all the money.

usage

全部 is more formal than 都 (dōu). In everyday speech, 都 alone often suffices, but 全部 adds emphasis on completeness.

mistakes

Don't confuse 全部 (all of something) with 所有 (suǒyǒu, all/every). 全部 emphasizes totality of a known set; 所有 emphasizes every single one.

全 quán

部 bù