All / everything (一切)

Structure 一切 (+ noun) = all / everything; as subject or object

一切 (yī qiè) is the abstract universal quantifier: "all, the whole, everything". It works alone, as a pronoun (一切都会好起来的 "everything will be fine"), or before a noun, as a determiner (一切努力 "every effort", 一切问题 "all problems"). Unlike 所有 (HSK 4), which counts concrete things and usually takes 的 ("all the books" = 所有的书), 一切 is more total and abstract, covering what isn't itemised: life, efforts, hardships, whatever it may be. It is also more emphatic and literary than colloquial 都. It often combines with 都 for emphasis: 一切都….

Examples

别bié担dān心xīn，一yī切qiè都dōu会huì好hǎo起qǐ来lái的de。
Don't worry, everything will turn out fine.
他tā为wèi了le家jiā人rén付fù出chū了le一yī切qiè。
He gave everything for his family.
我wǒ们men将jiāng尽jìn一yī切qiè努nǔ力lì解jiě决jué这zhè个ge问wèn题tí。
We will make every effort to solve this problem.
在zài真zhēn相xiàng面miàn前qián，一yī切qiè辩biàn解jiě都dōu显xiǎn得de苍cāng白bái。
In the face of the truth, every excuse looks feeble.

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