Meaning
完全 means 'complete' or 'completely' and is used to emphasize that something is total, whole, or without exception. As an adjective, it describes something as complete or thorough. As an adverb, it intensifies verbs or adjectives to mean 'completely' or 'entirely'.
Usage
Native speakers use 完全 both before verbs (as an adverb) and before nouns or after 是 (as an adjective). It's common in both spoken and written Chinese and often appears with negative constructions like 完全不 (completely not) or 完全没有 (completely don't have). It's stronger and more emphatic than 很 (very) and implies totality.
Examples
- 01我完全同意你的看法。.I completely agree with your viewpoint.
- 02他说的话完全不对。.What he said is completely wrong.
Characters
Common collocations
- 完全不not at all, completely not
- 完全同意completely agree
- 完全没有completely don't have
- 完全可以completely possible, totally fine
Antonyms
Origin
Both characters carry meanings of completeness: 完 means 'to finish/complete' and 全 means 'whole/entire'. Together they form a compound that reinforces the concept of totality.