一切 yíqiè — everything, all (of it)
yíqiè (second tone, rising)yi2qie4
everything, all (of it)
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)pronoun
Meanings
everything, all (of it)
Everything, with no exceptions — grander and more sweeping than 都, which needs a plural already in view to point back at. 一切 can open a sentence on its own (一切都好, everything is fine) or sit before a noun (一切问题, every problem there is).
pronoun
Example sentences
- 别担心，一切都会顺利的。別擔心，一切都會順利的。Bié (second tone, rising) dānxīn, (first tone, high and level) yíqiè (second tone, rising) dōu (first tone, high and level) huì (fourth tone, falling) shùnlì (fourth tone, falling) de. (neutral tone)···
Don’t worry, everything will go smoothly.
- 这次旅游的一切都是他安排的。這次旅遊的一切都是他安排的。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) cì (fourth tone, falling) lǚyóu (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) yíqiè (second tone, rising) dōu (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) tā (first tone, high and level) ānpái (first tone, high and level) de. (neutral tone)···
Everything about this trip was arranged by him.
Common mistakes
Not quite一切人都喜欢他。
Correct大家都喜欢他。
一切 reaches for abstract totality — matters, affairs, possessions — and sounds odd stacked directly onto 人; a group of people is better gathered with 大家.