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*他们 <em>也 都</em> 是 法国 人。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>yě dōu</em> shì Fàguó rén.</span><span class="trans">They are also all French people.</span>
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*他们 <em>也 都</em> 是 法国 人。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>yě dōu</em> shì Fǎguó rén.</span><span class="trans">They are also all French people.</span>
 
*我们 <em>也 都</em> 喜欢 喝 啤酒。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>yě dōu</em> xǐhuan hē píjiǔ.</span><span class="trans">We all like to drink beer too.</span>
 
*我们 <em>也 都</em> 喜欢 喝 啤酒。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>yě dōu</em> xǐhuan hē píjiǔ.</span><span class="trans">We all like to drink beer too.</span>
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*你们 <em>也 都</em> 去 过 美国 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>yě dōu</em> ?</span><span class="trans">Have you all been to Ametrica too?</span>
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*他 很 高 ，他 的 两 个 弟弟 <em>也 都</em> 跟 他 差不多 高 。<span class="trans">He's tall. His little brothers and he are more or less the same height.</span>
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* <em>也 都</em> 是 男。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ de sān gè háizi <em>yě dōu</em> shì nánhái.</span><span class="trans">My three children are also all boys.</span>
 
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*他 的 父母 <em>也 都</em> 八十 多 岁 了。<span class="trans">Both of his parents are over eighty too.</span>
 
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*这 个 酒吧 里 <em>也 都</em> 是 年轻 人。<span class="pinyin">Zhège jiǔbā lǐ <em>yě dōu</em> shì niánqīng rén.</span><span class="trans">Everybody in this bar is also young.</span>
 
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*我们 喜欢 来 这里，孩子 们 <em>也 都</em> 喜欢 来 这里。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen xǐhuan lái zhèlǐ, háizimen <em>yě dōu</em> xǐhuan lái zhèlǐ.</span><span class="trans">We like to come here, all the kids also like to come here.</span>
 
 
*老板 经常 加班，你们 <em>也 都</em> 加班 吗？<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn jīngcháng jiābān, nǐmen <em>yě dōu</em> jiābān ma?</span><span class="trans">The boss constantly works overtime, do you all also work overtime?</span>
 
*老板 经常 加班，你们 <em>也 都</em> 加班 吗？<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn jīngcháng jiābān, nǐmen <em>yě dōu</em> jiābān ma?</span><span class="trans">The boss constantly works overtime, do you all also work overtime?</span>
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*他们 是 你 的 朋友，他们 <em>也 都</em> 是 我 的 朋友。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen shì nǐ de péngyou, tāmen <em>yě dōu</em> shì wǒ de péngyou.</span><span class="trans">They are your friends, they are all my friends too.</span>
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*这 家 店 的 面包 很 好吃 ，别 的 点心 <em>也 都</em> 不错 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiā diàn de miànbāo hěn hǎochī , bié de diǎnxīn <em>yě dōu</em> bùcuò.</span><span class="trans">This store's bread is very delicious, the other snacks are also not bad.</span>
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*北京 的 房子 很 贵，别 的 大 城市 的 房子 <em>也 都</em> 很 贵 。<span class="pinyin">Běijīng de fángzi hěn guì, bié de dà chéngshì de fángzi <em>yě dōu</em> hěn guì.</span><span class="trans">Apartments in Beijing are very expensive, in other big cities all apartments are also very expensive.</span>
 
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*这里 的 同事 <em>也 都</em> 很 好。<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ de tóngshì <em>yě dōu</em> hěn hǎo.</span><span class="trans">All the co-workers here are also really good.</span>
 
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*她 的 妹妹 们 <em>也 都</em> 很 漂亮。<span class="pinyin">Tā de mèimeimen <em>yě dōu</em> hěn piàoliang.</span><span class="trans">Her little sisters are also very beautiful.</span>
 
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*这 家 店 的 面包 不 错，别 的 点心 <em>也 都</em> 很 好吃。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiā diàn de miànbāo bùcuò, bié de diǎnxīn <em>yě dōu</em> hěn hǎochī.</span><span class="trans">This store's bread is not bad, the other snacks are also very delicious.</span>
 
  
 
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If you are trying to draw similarities amongst a group, you will want to pair two key words together. You will want to use 也 (yě) first followed by 都 (dōu) to express that a group of people have something in common.

Structure

If you're using 也 (yě) and 都 (dōu) in the same sentence, remember to put 也 (yě) first:

Subj. + 也 + 都 + Verb / Adj.

Examples

  • 他们 也 都 是 法国 人。Tāmen yě dōu shì Fǎguó rén.They are also all French people.
  • 我们 也 都 喜欢 喝 啤酒。Wǒmen yě dōu xǐhuan hē píjiǔ.We all like to drink beer too.
  • 他 很 高 ，他 的 两 个 弟弟 也 都 跟 他 差不多 高 。He's tall. His little brothers and he are more or less the same height.
  • 老板 经常 加班，你们 也 都 加班 吗？Lǎobǎn jīngcháng jiābān, nǐmen yě dōu jiābān ma?The boss constantly works overtime, do you all also work overtime?
  • 这 家 店 的 面包 很 好吃 ，别 的 点心 也 都 不错 。Zhè jiā diàn de miànbāo hěn hǎochī , bié de diǎnxīn yě dōu bùcuò.This store's bread is very delicious, the other snacks are also not bad.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK4
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