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* <em>每</em> 个 人 你 <strong>都</strong> 认识 吗？<span class="pinyin"><em>Měi</em> gè rén nǐ <strong>dōu</strong> rènshi ma? </span> <span class="trans">Do you know every person? </span> | * <em>每</em> 个 人 你 <strong>都</strong> 认识 吗？<span class="pinyin"><em>Měi</em> gè rén nǐ <strong>dōu</strong> rènshi ma? </span> <span class="trans">Do you know every person? </span> | ||
* 老板 <em>每</em> 个 月 <strong>都</strong> 要 出差。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em>měi</em> gè yuè <strong>dōu</strong> yào chūchāi. </span> <span class="trans">The boss goes on business trips every month. </span> | * 老板 <em>每</em> 个 月 <strong>都</strong> 要 出差。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em>měi</em> gè yuè <strong>dōu</strong> yào chūchāi. </span> <span class="trans">The boss goes on business trips every month. </span> | ||
| − | * 老师 <em>每</em> 天 <strong>都</strong> 给 我们 很多 作业。<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī <em>měi</em> tiān <strong>dōu</strong> gěi wǒmen | + | * 老师 <em>每</em> 天 <strong>都</strong> 给 我们 很多 作业。<span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī <em>měi</em> tiān <strong>dōu</strong> gěi wǒmen hěn duō zuòyè. </span> <span class="trans">Every day the teacher gives us a lot of homework. </span> |
* 我 <em>每</em> 个 星期 <strong>都</strong> 给 妈妈 打电话。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>měi</em> gè xīngqī <strong>dōu</strong> gěi māma dǎ diànhuà. </span> <span class="trans">I give mom a phone call every week. </span> | * 我 <em>每</em> 个 星期 <strong>都</strong> 给 妈妈 打电话。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>měi</em> gè xīngqī <strong>dōu</strong> gěi māma dǎ diànhuà. </span> <span class="trans">I give mom a phone call every week. </span> | ||
* 他 <em>每</em> 年 <strong>都</strong> 来 中国。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>měi</em> nián <strong>dōu</strong> lái Zhōngguó. </span> <span class="trans">He comes to China every year. </span> | * 他 <em>每</em> 年 <strong>都</strong> 来 中国。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>měi</em> nián <strong>dōu</strong> lái Zhōngguó. </span> <span class="trans">He comes to China every year. </span> | ||
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In this article we will look at the structure for saying "every" in Chinese, which is slightly more involved than in English. In Chinese, it's slightly more involved than just throwing around the word 每 (měi).
Structure
The pronoun 每 (měi) covers the meanings of "each" and "every." It should normally be used with a measure word (MW) and used with 都 (dōu) in a complete sentence.
每 + MW + Noun + 都
Examples
- 每 个 人 你 都 认识 吗？ Do you know every person?
- 老板 每 个 月 都 要 出差。 The boss goes on business trips every month.
- 老师 每 天 都 给 我们 很多 作业。 Every day the teacher gives us a lot of homework.
- 我 每 个 星期 都 给 妈妈 打电话。 I give mom a phone call every week.
- 他 每 年 都 来 中国。 He comes to China every year.
- 你 的 每 个 前女朋友 都 很 漂亮。 Each of your ex-girlfriends has been very beautiful.
- 每 个 菜 都 好吃。 Every dish is delicious.
- 他 每 天 都 不 吃 早饭。 Every morning he doesn't eat breakfast.
- 每 个 国家 都 有 不一样 的 文化。 Every country has different culture.
- 每 个 人 都 有 自己 的 想法。 Every person has their own way of thinking.
