整个 and 所有

watyamacallit
March 09, 2011, 03:27 PM posted in I Have a Question

What is the difference between the way 整个 and 所有 are used?

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watyamacallit
March 11, 2011, 05:38 AM

Anyone?

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connie
March 11, 2011, 05:56 AM

整个 means "whole", 说的是一个整体。

所有 means "all", 说的是数量的总和。

eg, 他整个人都变了。

所有人都来了。

整个学校的人都知道这件事了。

所有学校都拒绝他的申请。

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watyamacallit

Thanks Connie.

So would I be right in saying

整个 means 'every part of'

and

所有 means 'every one of'