遍 (biàn) - everywhere & all over

遍Tone 4

biàn ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

傲不

遍 · biàn

everywhere;

all over;

throughout;

a time (for actions);

one time;

a complete cycle.

everywhereall overthroughout

Usage highlights

everywhereall over the worldoncewidespreaduniversalthroughout the country

Synonyms

  • 全— whole; entire
  • 满— full; filled
  • 周— all around; circuit

Antonyms

  • 缺— lack; be short of
  • 少— few; little
  • 无— none; without

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I have traveled all over the world (世界各地).
  • He searched everywhere for the keys (到处寻找).
  • Please read the text once more (再读一遍).
  • The news spread throughout the country (传遍全国).

Collocations

  • everywhere(到处)
  • all over the world(全世界)
  • once(一遍)
  • widespread(遍布)
  • universal(普遍)
  • throughout the country(遍及全国)

Idioms

  • Flowers blooming all over the field(遍地开花)
  • A field of corpses(哀鸿遍野)
  • Read a hundred times, and the meaning will appear(读书百遍，其义自见)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character conveys a sense of completeness and universality, often used to describe the extent or scope of an action or state.
  • In Buddhist contexts, it can relate to the concept of pervasive or universal truth.
  • It is commonly used in literary and formal contexts to emphasize thoroughness or comprehensiveness.

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