Definition

1. Noun:

   • The whole, the entirety, the total: Refers to the complete amount or sum of something, all parts considered together as a single unit.
   • All (of something): Indicates the entire collection or group without exception.

2. Adjective:

   • Whole, entire, total, complete: Used attributively to describe a noun, meaning it includes every part and is not divided or partial.

Usage Examples

• As a Noun (often preceded by a possessive or definite article):

  • Toàn bộ học sinh đã có mặt. (All of the students were present.)
  • Chúng tôi đã kiểm tra toàn bộ. (We checked the whole thing / everything.)

• As an Adjective (placed before a noun):

  • Anh ấy đọc toàn bộ cuốn sách trong một ngày. (He read the entire book in one day.)
  • Toàn bộ số tiền đã được quyên góp. (The entire amount of money was donated.)

Advanced Usage

• "Xem xét một cách toàn bộ": To consider something as a whole, in its totality.

  • Chúng ta cần xem xét vấn đề một cách toàn bộ. (We need to consider the problem in its entirety.)

• "Toàn bộ và bộ phận": A philosophical or analytical pair meaning "the whole and the parts".

  • Mối quan hệ giữa toàn bộ và bộ phận. (The relationship between the whole and its parts.)

Variants and Related Words

• Toàn thể (noun/adjective): The whole body, the entirety (often used for groups of people). (the entire people).
• Toàn bộ hóa (verb): To totalize, to make whole. (Less common).
• Tất cả (determiner/pronoun): All, every. While similar, is more commonly used as a pronoun ( - all agree) or before plural nouns, whereas often emphasizes the collective unity of the items.

Synonyms

• Cả (determiner): Whole, all (used before a singular noun). (the whole day).
• Toàn (bound morpheme/adjective): Whole, total (often used in compounds). (global), (comprehensive).
• Tổng thể (noun): The whole, the overall entity (emphasizes the aggregate).

Related Phrases

• Trong toàn bộ / Suốt toàn bộ: Throughout the whole (of something).
  • Suốt toàn bộ buổi họp. (Throughout the entire meeting.)

Notes on Usage

• Toàn bộ is typically used with singular nouns representing a collective or a unit (e.g., - the entire population, - all assets). For countable plural nouns, is more frequent, though can be used to stress unity.
• It functions similarly to the English "the whole of" or "the entirety of".

noun

1. whole, all