全 + Noun (the whole / all of)
The whole lot
- all全 means "whole / entire / all of".
- Stick it before a noun: whole family全家 (the whole family), worldwide全世界 (the whole world).
- One syllable that sweeps in everything.
all全 + Noun
- all全 + Noun = "the whole / all the …".
the whole family全家all都come来了。
- whole family全家all / both都to come来(completed / change)了 = "the whole family came."
Practice
The whole family came: ____ 家都来了。
全 + Noun = the whole / all the …: 全家 (the whole family).
Practice
Build: “The whole family came.”
全 + Noun + 都 + Verb: 全家 + 都 + 来了.
Common combos
- the whole class全班 (whole class), whole nation全国 (whole country), the whole body全身 (whole body), whole day全天 (all day).
Explore
Correct or broken?
全 + noun sweeps in the whole of it — no measure word in between.
Practice
What does 全 mean before a noun?
全 = whole / entire: 全班, 全国, 全世界.
Practice
全 often pairs with 都 (全家都来了).
Yes — 全 + Noun + 都 is very common: 全家都来了.
Recap
Key idea
- all全 + Noun — "the whole / all the …": whole family全家, worldwide全世界
- Often paired with all / both都: whole family全家all / both都to come来(completed / change)了
- the whole class全班 · whole nation全国 · the whole body全身 · whole day全天
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adjectives.