What is the difference between 一切， 都 and 全部？

Question

What is the difference between 一切， 都 and 全部？ Can you give some examples where the difference would be visible?

Answer 1

一切 : all; everything; every; all sorts

全部 : entire; all; whole; total

所有 : all; whatever there is

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'一切' describes everything that's known or unknown, without confine.

For example, "一切後果由我來負"; (All consequence will be handled by me).

You don't necessary know what exactly they are, there's no confine

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'全部' describes everything that's known or in a confine

Examples:

人體裡的全部器官 (all the organs in human body)- You know what they are exactly; and it is in the confine of a human body

圖書館裡的全部書籍 (All the books in the library)- In the confine of the library

所有 is more general, it can replace either 一切 or 全部

• 所有後果由我來負 = 一切後果由我來負

• 人體裡的所有器官 = 人體裡的全部器官

• 圖書館裡的所有書籍 = 圖書館裡的全部書籍

都 is an adverb for [all; both; without exception]

Example:

圖書館裡的所有書籍都要盖章 - Every book in the library all needed to be stamped

一切 can be a noun for "Everything"

全部 can be a noun for "the whole thing/ the entire thing/ every parts"

所有 is strictly an adjective when it means 'all/ every'. But it carries other meanings too. (see link)

Answer 2

都 is an adverb meaning: (is) all:

一切都准备好了。 Everything is ready.

一切 is a noun meaning everything:

一切由他负责。 He's responsible for everything.

全部 is a noun meaning (the) whole (part):

他知道全部真相。 He knows the whole truth.

都 being an adverb is usually found at the end of words like 一切 and 全部3

一切都 it all is

全部都 the whole (thing) is