整
Meaning
- (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly
- (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat
- (bound form) to put in order; to straighten
Example sentence
现在四点整。
It's now exactly four o'clock.
The character 整
整 is whole and tidy at once: 整个 the whole of it, 整天 all day, 完整 complete. 整理 is putting things straight and 整齐 is the result — and before a number it means exactly, 整整两年.