Difference between revisions of "Expressing "all" with "suoyou""

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Level

B1 / HSK4
Level

B1
Level

HSK4
Similar to
Similar to
- Expressing "double negation" (HSK0)
- Expressing "less than" with "budao" (HSK0)
- Emphasizing quantity with "dou" (HSK2)
- Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou" (HSK2)
- Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou" (HSK2)
- Expressing "every" with question words (HSK3, HSK4)
- Expressing "any" with "renhe" (HSK4)
- Indicating the whole with "quan" (HSK4)
- Expressing "no exception" with "yilu" (HSK6)
Used for

Expressing quantity
Keywords

所有

In this grammar structure, we learn about a way to say "all" that is, well, a bit more epic. Sort of like how we might say "all the king's men" or "all the money in the world."

Structure

"所有的... 都..." (suǒyǒu... dōu...) is a pattern used to refer to "every" or "all" of a noun, with the quantity of said noun usually being fairly large.

所有的 + Noun + 都 + Adjective

Examples

参加这个会议的所有的人都是经理。
所有的自行车都太贵。
我听说所有的成都姑娘都很美丽。

Sources and further reading

Books

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 283) →buy
Contemporary Chinese 4 (当代中文4) (pp. 181)→buy

Websites

Chinesegrammar.info: Chinese grammar 所 (suǒ) structural particle

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 * [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] (pp. 283) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy]
 * [[Contemporary Chinese 4 (当代中文4) ]] (pp. 181)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7800529371/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7800529371 →buy]
+=== Websites ===
+*Chinesegrammar.info: [http://chinesegrammar.info/particles/suo-structural-particle/ Chinese grammar 所 (suǒ) structural particle]
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