Difference between revisions of "Expressing "every" with question words"

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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. '''(NEEDS INTERNAL LINKS)'''  
 
"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. '''(NEEDS INTERNAL LINKS)'''  
  
Here's are some examples to help explain this pattern:
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== Sources and further reading ==
 
== Sources and further reading ==
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Revision as of 07:15, 21 May 2012

"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. (NEEDS INTERNAL LINKS)

Examples

  • 谁 都 会 学习 汉语。
  • 谁 也 不 知道 他 做 了 什么。
  • 谁 都 想 挣 钱。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books