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*<em>谁 都</em> 会 学习 汉语。<span class="trans">Everyone can study Chinese.</span> | *<em>谁 都</em> 会 学习 汉语。<span class="trans">Everyone can study Chinese.</span> | ||
| − | *<em>谁 | + | *<em>谁 都</em> 知道 他 做 了 什么。<span class="trans">Everyone knows what he did.</span> |
*<em>谁 都</em> 想 挣 钱。<span class="trans">Everyone wants to make money.</span> | *<em>谁 都</em> 想 挣 钱。<span class="trans">Everyone wants to make money.</span> | ||
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"谁也/都" (shéi yě/dōu) is a pattern used to express "everyone" in Chinese. The placement of the question word 谁 is very similar to the way 什么 can be used to express "every", along with other question words like 哪儿 and 多少.
Examples
- 谁 都 会 学习 汉语。Everyone can study Chinese.
- 谁 都 知道 他 做 了 什么。Everyone knows what he did.
- 谁 都 想 挣 钱。Everyone wants to make money.
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