Usage of the character 全

Jeolla or Cholla Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Jeolla Province 全羅北道／全罗北道 ( Quánluóběidào) and South Jeolla Province 全羅南道／全罗南道 ( Quánluónándào)

rěnrǔqiúquán

忍辱求全

[忍辱求全]

to endure humiliation to preserve unity

Mǎn Hànquánxí

满汉全席

[滿漢全席]

the Manchu Han imperial feast, a legendary banquet in the Qing dynasty
(fig.) a sumptuous banquet

quántǐrényuán

全体人员

[全體人員]

crew

ānquánkǎolü

安全考虑

[安全考慮]

security concerns; safety considerations

jīngjì'ānquán

经济安全

[經濟安全]

economic security

quánqíngtóurù

全情投入

[全情投入]

to put one's heart and soul into

cáimàoshuāngquán

才貌双全

[才貌雙全]

talented and good-looking (idiom)

mùwúquánniú

目无全牛

[目無全牛]

to see the ox already cut up into joints (idiom); extremely skilled
able to see through the problem at one glance

quánquándàibiǎo

全权代表

[全權代表]

a plenipotentiary (representative)

Quánguó Rén Dà

全国人大

[全國人大]

abbr. for 全國人大會議／全国人大会议 ( Quánguó Rén Dàhuìyì), National People's Congress (NPC)

Sān Zhōng Quánhuì

三中全会

[三中全會]

third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party

wǔxiàngquánnéng

五项全能

[五項全能]

pentathlon

quánwúzhǔnbèi

全无准备

[全無準備]

completely unprepared

quánqiúnuǎnhuà

全球暖化

[全球暖化]

global warming (Taiwan and Hong Kong usage)
written 全球變暖／全球变暖 in PRC

quánlúnqūdòng

全轮驱动

[全輪驅動]

all-wheel drive

miànmùquánfēi

面目全非

[面目全非]

nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition

ānquánwèntí

安全问题

[安全問題]

safety issue
security issue

quánchǎngyīzhì

全场一致

[全場一致]

unanimous

quándǎngquánjūn

全党全军

[全黨全軍]

the (communist) party and the army together (idiom)

rénshēn'ānquán

人身安全

[人身安全]

personal safety

quánshēn'értuì

全身而退

[全身而退]

to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece

ānquáncuòshī

安全措施

[安全措施]

safety feature
security measure

bǎikēquánshū

百科全书

[百科全書]

encyclopedia
CL:本 (běn),集 (jí)

wǔyīnbùquán

五音不全

[五音不全]

tone deaf
unable to sing in tune

yǐpiāngàiquán

以偏概全

[以偏概全]

(lit.) to take a part for the whole
to generalize

quánshénguànzhù

全神贯注

[全神貫注]

to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
with rapt attention

bùwánquányè

不完全叶

[不完全葉]

(botany) an incomplete leaf – one that lacks a lamina, petiole, or stipule

liǎngquánqíměi

两全其美

[兩全其美]

to satisfy rival demands (idiom)
to get the best of both worlds
to have it both ways
to have one's cake and eat it too

zōngzhīquánrì

棕枝全日

[棕枝全日]

Palm Sunday (Christian Festival one week before Easter)

Shuǐhǔ Quánzhuàn

水浒全传

[水滸全傳]

Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature
also written 水滸傳／水浒传

sāndiǎnquánlòu

三点全露

[三點全露]

(slang) naked
nude

zhàodānquánshōu

照单全收

[照單全收]

to accept without question
to take sth at face value

Quánmín Yīngjiǎn

全民英检

[全民英檢]

General English Proficiency Test (GEPT), commissioned by Taiwan's Ministry of Education in 1999

wénwǔshuāngquán

文武双全

[文武雙全]

well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
master of pen and sword

ānquányǎnzhào

安全眼罩

[安全眼罩]

safety goggles

mànyánquánguó

蔓延全国

[蔓延全國]

to spread throughout the entire country

quánzhīquánnéng

全知全能

[全知全能]

omniscient and omnipotent

quánfùjīnglì

全副精力

[全副精力]

to concentrate entirely on sth
fully engaged
with full force

sānxiàngquánnéng

三项全能

[三項全能]

triathlon

Shuō Yuè Quánzhuàn

说岳全传

[說岳全傳]

"The Story of Yue Fei", biography of Song dynasty patriot and general Yue Fei 岳飛／岳飞 ( Yuè Fēi)

quánlìyǐfù

全力以赴

[全力以赴]

to do at all costs
to make an all-out effort

jīhūwánquán

几乎完全

[幾乎完全]

almost entirely
almost completely

quánjūnfùmò

全军覆没

[全軍覆沒]

total defeat of an army (idiom); fig. a complete wipeout

qīxiàngquánnéng

七项全能

[七項全能]

heptathlon

quánquándàshǐ

全权大使

[全權大使]

plenipotentiary ambassador

wěiqūqiúquán

委曲求全

[委曲求全]

to accept a compromise

wánwánquánquán

完完全全

[完完全全]

completely

quánqiú'éryán

全球而言

[全球而言]

globally; worldwide

quánděngtúxíng

全等图形

[全等圖形]

congruent figure (geometry)

quánshígōngzuò

全时工作

[全時工作]

full-time work

zébèiqiúquán

责备求全

[責備求全]

see 求全責備／求全责备 (qiúquánzébèi)

ānquánqìnáng

安全气囊

[安全氣囊]

safety airbag (auto.)

quánmínjiēbīng

全民皆兵

[全民皆兵]

to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)

quánqiúqìhòu

全球气候

[全球氣候]

global climate

quánfùwǔzhuāng

全副武装

[全副武裝]

fully armed
armed to the teeth
fig. fully equipped

quánjúmókuài

全局模块

[全局模塊]

global module

Quánluónándào

全罗南道

[全羅南道]

South Jeolla Province, in southwest South Korea, capital Gwangju 光州 ( Guāngzhōu)

Sìkù Quánshū

四库全书

[四庫全書]

Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)

Quánluóběidào

全罗北道

[全羅北道]

North Jeolla Province, in west South Korea, capital Jeonju 全州 ( Quánzhōu)

zhōngyāngquánhuì

中央全会

[中央全會]

plenary session of the Central Committee

guójiā'ānquán

国家安全

[國家安全]

national security

ānquánwúshì

安全无事

[安全無事]

safe and sound

quántǐhuìyì

全体会议

[全體會議]

general congress
meeting of the whole committee

ānquánwúyàng

安全无恙

[安全無恙]

see 安然無恙／安然无恙 (ānránwúyàng)

quánshēnmázuì

全身麻醉

[全身麻醉]

general anesthesia

shíxiàngquánnéng

十项全能

[十項全能]

decathlon

qiúquánzébèi

求全责备

[求全責備]

to demand perfection (idiom)

quánguógèdì

全国各地

[全國各地]

every part of the country

guótǔ'ānquán

国土安全

[國土安全]

homeland security

ānquánwúyú

安全无虞

[安全無虞]

safe and secure

Jiùyuēquánshū

旧约全书

[舊約全書]

Old Testament

wánquányùfù

完全愈复

[完全癒復]

complete recovery (after illness)

quánkēyīshēng

全科医生

[全科醫生]

general practitioner

gùquándàjú

顾全大局

[顧全大局]

to take the big picture into consideration (idiom)
to work for the benefits of all

quándìxíngchē

全地形车

[全地形車]

all-terrain vehicle (ATV)

Xīnyuēquánshū

新约全书

[新約全書]

New Testament

quánmíntóupiào

全民投票

[全民投票]

referendum
plebiscite

quánmiànjìnzhǐ

全面禁止

[全面禁止]

complete prohibition
total ban

quánxīnquányì

全心全意

[全心全意]

heart and soul
wholeheartedly

shíquánshíměi

十全十美

[十全十美]

complete and beautiful
to be perfect (idiom)

jiéjìnquánlì

竭尽全力

[竭盡全力]

to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

Quánmín Jiànbǎo

全民健保

[全民健保]

National Health Insurance (Tw) (abbr. for 全民健康保險／全民健康保险 ( Quánmín Jiànkāng Bǎoxiǎn))

quánjúyǔjìng

全局语境

[全局語境]

global context

quángōngquánshǒu

全攻全守

[全攻全守]

total football (soccer)

quánmíngōngjué

全民公决

[全民公決]

referendum

quánwénjiǎnsuǒ

全文检索

[全文檢索]

full text search

Sìge Quánmiàn

四个全面

[四個全面]

Four Comprehensives (political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping, 2015)

dàhuòquánshèng

大获全胜

[大獲全勝]

to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory
to win by a landslide (in election)

yīyīngjùquán

一应俱全

[一應俱全]

with everything needed available

wǔwèijùquán

五味俱全

[五味俱全]

a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun

quánshénguànzhù

全神灌注

[全神灌注]

variant of 全神貫注／全神贯注 (quánshénguànzhù)

quánqiúbiànnuǎn

全球变暖

[全球變暖]

global warming (PRC usage)
written 全球暖化 in Taiwan

Guójiā Anquánjú

国家安全局

[國家安全局]

National Security Bureau (NSB) (Tw)
National Security Agency (NSA) (USA)

quánxūquányǐr

全须全尾儿

[全鬚全尾兒]

(Beijing dialect) intact
in one piece

Quánguó Yùndònghuì

全国运动会

[全國運動會]

National Games, Chinese athletics competition, organized every four years since 1959

sèxiāngwèijùquán

色香味俱全

[色香味俱全]

to smell, look and taste great

quánduāngōngchéngshī

全端工程师

[全端工程師]

full-stack developer (computing)

Guótǔ Anquánjú

国土安全局

[國土安全局]

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

gōnggòng'ānquánzuì

公共安全罪

[公共安全罪]

crime against public order

zàijiànquánlěidǎ

再见全垒打

[再見全壘打]

walk-off home run

xiǎobǎikēquánshū

小百科全书

[小百科全書]

micropedia

chénggǔbùquánzhèng

成骨不全症

[成骨不全症]

osteogenesis imperfecta (OI); brittle bone disease

Anquán Lǐshìhuì

安全理事会

[安全理事會]

(United Nations) Security Council

Guótǔ Anquánbù

国土安全部

[國土安全部]

(US) Department of Homeland Security

Guójiā'ānquánbù

国家安全部

[國家安全部]

PRC Ministry of State Security

quánjúzuòyòngyù

全局作用域

[全局作用域]

(computing) global scope

quánqiúzīxùnwǎng

全球资讯网

[全球資訊網]

world wide web
WWW

quánshìjièdìyī

全世界第一

[全世界第一]

world's first

Quánguó Dàhuìdǎng

全国大会党

[全國大會黨]

National Congress Party (Sudan)

quánzīfùshǔgōngsī

全资附属公司

[全資附屬公司]

wholly owned subsidiary

quánqiúdìngwèixìtǒng

全球定位系统

[全球定位系統]

global positioning system (GPS)

wánquánguīnàtuīlǐ

完全归纳推理

[完全歸納推理]

inference by complete induction

Quánmín Jiànkāng Bǎoxiǎn

全民健康保险

[全民健康保險]

National Health Insurance (Tw)

Quán Měiguǎngbōgōngsī

全美广播公司

[全美廣播公司]

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Quánqiú Fāzhǎn Zhōngxīn

全球发展中心

[全球發展中心]

Center for Global Development (an environmental think tank)

quánguódàibiǎodàhuì

全国代表大会

[全國代表大會]

national general congress
Communist party national congress, in recent times every five years

Quánguó Rén Dàhuìyì

全国人大会议

[全國人大會議]

National People's Congress (NPC)

quánqiúqìhòushēngwēn

全球气候升温

[全球氣候升溫]

global warming

Quánguó Mínzhǔliánméng

全国民主联盟

[全國民主聯盟]

Myanmar or Burma National league for democracy (NLD)

yǔquánshìjièwéidí

与全世界为敌

[與全世界為敵]

(idiom) to fight the whole world

quánqiúqìhòubiànnuǎn

全球气候变暖

[全球氣候變暖]

global warming

Quánmín Yìwù Zhíshùrì

全民义务植树日

[全民義務植樹日]

National Tree Planting Day (March 12th), as known as Arbor Day 植樹節／植树节 ( Zhíshùjié)

Quánguó Rén Dà Cháng Wěihuì

全国人大常委会

[全國人大常委會]

Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (abbr. of 全國人民代表大會常務委員會／全国人民代表大会常务委员会)

Guónèi Anquán Bǎowèijú

国内安全保卫局

[國內安全保衛局]

Domestic Security Protection Bureau, the department of the Ministry of Public Security responsible for dealing with dissidents, activists etc

qiānyīfà'érdòngquánshēn

牵一发而动全身

[牽一髮而動全身]

lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom)
fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system

bùwánquánguīnàtuīlǐ

不完全归纳推理

[不完全歸納推理]

inference by incomplete induction

Zhōnghuá Quánguó Zǒnggōnghuì

中华全国总工会

[中華全國總工會]

All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)

quánshēnxìnghóngbānlángchuāng

全身性红斑狼疮

[全身性紅斑狼瘡]

systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Zhōnghuá Quánguó Tǐyù Zǒnghuì

中华全国体育总会

[中華全國體育總會]

All-China Sports Federation

Liánhéguó Anquán Lǐshìhuì

联合国安全理事会

[聯合國安全理事會]

United Nations Security Council

Jítǐ Anquán Tiáoyuē Zǔzhī

集体安全条约组织

[集體安全條約組織]

Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)

Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì

全国人民代表大会

[全國人民代表大會]

(Chinese) National People's Congress
abbr. to 人大 ( Réndà)

quánqiúwèixīngdǎohángxìtǒng

全球卫星导航系统

[全球衛星導航系統]

Globalnaya Navigatsionaya Satelinaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), the Russian equivalent of GPS
abbr. to 格洛納斯／格洛纳斯

quánqiúwèizhìcèdìngxìtǒng

全球位置测定系统

[全球位置測定系統]

GPS (Global Positioning System)

Měiguó Quánguó Guǎngbō Gōngsī

美国全国广播公司

[美國全國廣播公司]

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Oūzhōu Anquánhé Hézuò Zǔzhī

欧洲安全和合作组织

[歐洲安全和合作組織]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Oūzhōu Anquányǔ Hézuò Zǔzhī

欧洲安全与合作组织

[歐洲安全與合作組織]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

guāwúgǔnyuán,rénwúshíquán

瓜无滚圆，人无十全

[瓜無滾圓，人無十全]

no gourd is perfectly round, just as no man is perfect (proverb)

Zhōnghuá Quánguó Fùnü Liánhéhuì

中华全国妇女联合会

[中華全國婦女聯合會]

All-China Women's Federation (PRC, established 1949)

Quánmiàn Jìnzhǐ Héshìyàn Tiáoyuē

全面禁止核试验条约

[全面禁止核試驗條約]

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

nìngwéiyùsuì,bùwéiwǎquán

宁为玉碎，不为瓦全

[寧為玉碎，不為瓦全]

Better broken jade than intact tile.
Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)

máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán

麻雀虽小，五脏俱全

[麻雀雖小，五臟俱全]

the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)
small but complete in every detail

mǔdansuīhǎo,quánzhànglüyèfú

牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶

[牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶]

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

Zhōngguó Dà Bǎikē Quánshū Chūbǎnshè

中国大百科全书出版社

[中國大百科全書出版社]

Encyclopedia of China Publishing House

Quánguó Zhòngdiǎn Wénwù Bǎohù Dānwèi

全国重点文物保护单位

[全國重點文物保護單位]

Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level

quánshìjièwúchǎnzhěliánhéqǐlai

全世界无产者联合起来

[全世界無產者聯合起來]

Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
Workers of the world, unite!

mǔdansuīhǎo,quánpínglüyèfúchí

牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持

[牡丹雖好，全憑綠葉扶持]

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

mǔdansuīhǎo,quánzhànglüyèfúchí

牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持

[牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶持]

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

xiùcaibùchūmén,quánzhītiānxiàshì

秀才不出门，全知天下事

[秀才不出門，全知天下事]

a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Chángwù Wěiyuánhuì

全国人民代表大会常务委员会

[全國人民代表大會常務委員會]

Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Pǔtōng Gāoděng Xuéxiào Zhāoshēng Quánguó Tǒngyī Kǎoshì

普通高等学校招生全国统一考试

[普通高等學校招生全國統一考試]

NCEE, National College Entrance Examination (college entrance exam in PRC)
usually abbr. to 高考 (gāokǎo)

tàpòtiěxiéwúmìchù,déláiquánbùfèigōngfu

踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫

[踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫]

to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily