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整体 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say zhěngtǐ slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“整体”意思是全部或整个，比如一个拼图的所有小块拼在一起就是整体。
“Zhěngtǐ” yìsi shì quánbù huò zhěnggè, bǐrú yī gè pīntú de suǒyǒu xiǎo kuài pīn zài yīqǐ jiùshì zhěngtǐ.
"Whole" or "entirety" means all or the entire thing, like all the pieces of a puzzle put together form the whole.
Context note
当我们看一个东西时，可以先看整体，再看细节，比如看一幅画先看整体颜色。
Dāng wǒmen kàn yī gè dōngxi shí, kěyǐ xiān kàn zhěngtǐ, zài kàn xìjié, bǐrú kàn yī fú huà xiān kàn zhěngtǐ yánsè.
When we look at something, we can first look at the whole, then at the details, like looking at the overall color of a painting first.
5 examples
这个拼图的整体是一朵花。
zhè ge pīn tú de zhěng tǐ shì yì duǒ huā。
The whole of this puzzle is a flower.
我们要从整体上看这个问题。
wǒ men yào cóng zhěng tǐ shàng kàn zhè ge wèn tí。
We need to look at this problem from the whole perspective.
班级的整体表现很好。
bān jí de zhěng tǐ biǎo xiàn hěn hǎo。
The overall performance of the class is very good.
这幅画的整体颜色很明亮。
zhè fú huà de zhěng tǐ yán sè hěn míng liàng。
The overall color of this painting is very bright.
团队的整体合作很重要。
tuán duì de zhěng tǐ hé zuò hěn zhòng yào。
The overall cooperation of the team is very important.
5 mini stories
小明在拼一个世界地图拼图。他先看整体，再拼每个国家。
xiǎo míng zài pīn yí gè shì jiè dì tú pīn tú。 tā xiān kàn zhěng tǐ， zài pīn měi gè guó jiā。
Xiao Ming is putting together a world map puzzle. He first looks at the whole, then puts together each country.
小红画了一幅画。她先画整体轮廓，再画细节。
xiǎo hóng huà le yì fú huà。 tā xiān huà zhěng tǐ lún kuò， zài huà xì jié。
Xiao Hong drew a picture. She first drew the overall outline, then the details.
小华和朋友们一起做手工。他们分工合作，完成了整体作品。
xiǎo huá hé péng yǒu men yì qǐ zuò shǒu gōng。 tā men fēn gōng hé zuò， wán chéng le zhěng tǐ zuò pǐn。
Xiao Hua and friends did crafts together. They divided the work and completed the whole project.
小丽在整理书架。她把书按整体分类放好。
xiǎo lì zài zhěng lǐ shū jià。 tā bǎ shū àn zhěng tǐ fēn lèi fàng hǎo。
Xiao Li is organizing the bookshelf. She puts the books in order by overall category.
小刚参加运动会。他关注班级的整体得分。
xiǎo gāng cān jiā yùn dòng huì。 tā guān zhù bān jí de zhěng tǐ dé fēn。
Xiao Gang participates in the sports meet. He pays attention to the class's overall score.