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。All of the people that are at this meeting are managers.
所有的自行车都太贵。All of the bikes are too expensive.
我听说所有的成都姑娘都很美丽。I've heard that all of the girls from Chengdu are very beautiful.

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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	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."		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."