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Revision as of 09:49, 24 July 2013
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The adverb 都 (dōu) is used to express "all" in Chinese. In Chinese, it's more common to mark this than in English. If the subject is plural, 都 is often expected.
Structure
Subject + 都 + Verb + Object
Remember that 都 appears after the subject. A common mistake learners make is to put 都 at the beginning of the sentence (as "all" often appears there in English). This isn't good Chinese - make sure you put 都 after the subject. Some examples:
- 我们 都 是 德国人。We are all Germans.
- 他们 都 踢足 球。They all play soccer.
- 你们 都 学 中文 吗？Do you all study Chinese?
