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| − | * 很 多 人 <em>都</em> 想 | + | * 很 多 人 <em>都</em> 想 工作。<span class="trans">A lot of people want to work.</span> |
* 大家 <em>都</em> 应该 知道。<span class="trans">Everyone should know.</span> | * 大家 <em>都</em> 应该 知道。<span class="trans">Everyone should know.</span> | ||
| − | * 很 多 书 | + | * 很 多 书 <em>都</em> 要 读。<span class="trans">A lot of books are worth reading If I could spare some time later.</span> |
| − | * | + | * 英国 人 <em>都</em> 喜欢 喝 啤酒。<span class="trans">English people all like drinking beer.</span> |
| + | * 中国 人 <em>都</em> 说 中文。 | ||
| + | * 工作 <em>都</em> 没 做 完。 | ||
| + | * 我们 五 个 人 <em>都</em> 去。 | ||
| + | * 这些 菜 <em>都</em> 不 好吃。 | ||
| + | * 所有 的 人 <em>都</em> 不 高兴。 | ||
| + | * 我 的 朋友 <em>都</em> 喜欢 去 KTV。 | ||
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都 (dōu) is one of those characters that on the surface may seem simple, but actually has many different subtle uses. In this article, we will look at using 都 to emphasize quantity.
Structure
You can use 都 (dōu) to emphasis the large quantity of something, particularly a group of people. The subject should be some sort of large group (like a majority of people or things), e.g. "很多人" or "大部分".
Subject + 都 + Verb + Object
Examples
- 很 多 人 都 想 工作。A lot of people want to work.
- 大家 都 应该 知道。Everyone should know.
- 很 多 书 都 要 读。A lot of books are worth reading If I could spare some time later.
- 英国 人 都 喜欢 喝 啤酒。English people all like drinking beer.
- 中国 人 都 说 中文。
- 工作 都 没 做 完。
- 我们 五 个 人 都 去。
- 这些 菜 都 不 好吃。
- 所有 的 人 都 不 高兴。
- 我 的 朋友 都 喜欢 去 KTV。
