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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> | * 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> | ||
| − | * 我们 <em>也 都</em> 喜欢 喝 啤酒。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>yě dōu</em> | + | * 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> |
* 你们 <em>也 都</em> 是 学生 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>yě dōu</em> shì xuéshēng ma?</span><span class="trans">Are you all students too?</span> | * 你们 <em>也 都</em> 是 学生 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>yě dōu</em> shì xuéshēng ma?</span><span class="trans">Are you all students too?</span> | ||
* 我 的 三 个 孩子 <em>也 都</em> 是 男孩。 <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> | * 我 的 三 个 孩子 <em>也 都</em> 是 男孩。 <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> | ||
* 我们 办公室 的 女 同事 <em>也 都</em> 结婚 了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen bàngōngshì de nǚ tóngshì <em>yě dōu</em> jiéhūnle.</span><span class="trans">Our female colleagues are all married too.</span> | * 我们 办公室 的 女 同事 <em>也 都</em> 结婚 了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen bàngōngshì de nǚ tóngshì <em>yě dōu</em> jiéhūnle.</span><span class="trans">Our female colleagues are all married too.</span> | ||
* 这 个 酒吧 里 <em>也 都</em> 是 年轻 人。<span class="pinyin">Zhè gè jiǔbā lǐ <em>yě dōu</em> shì niánqīng rén.</span><span class="trans">Everybody in this bar is also young.</span> | * 这 个 酒吧 里 <em>也 都</em> 是 年轻 人。<span class="pinyin">Zhè gè jiǔbā lǐ <em>yě dōu</em> shì niánqīng rén.</span><span class="trans">Everybody in this bar is also young.</span> | ||
| − | * 我们 喜欢 来 这里，孩子 们 <em>也 都</em> 喜欢 来 这里。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen | + | * 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> | ||
| − | * 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 | + | * 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> |
* 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> | * 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> | ||
* 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> | * 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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Keywords
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:
Subject + 也 + 都 + Verb / Adj.
Examples
- 他们 也 都 是 法国 人。They are also all French people.
- 我们 也 都 喜欢 喝 啤酒。We all like to drink beer too.
- 你们 也 都 是 学生 吗？Are you all students too?
- 我 的 三 个 孩子 也 都 是 男孩。 My three children are also all boys.
- 我们 办公室 的 女 同事 也 都 结婚 了。Our female colleagues are all married too.
- 这 个 酒吧 里 也 都 是 年轻 人。Everybody in this bar is also young.
- 我们 喜欢 来 这里，孩子 们 也 都 喜欢 来 这里。We like to come here, all the kids also like to come here.
- 老板 经常 加班，你们 也 都 加班 吗？The boss constantly works overtime, do you all also work overtime?
- 他们 是 你 的 朋友，他们 也 都 是 我 的 朋友。They are your friends, they are all my friends too.
- 北京 的 房子 很 贵，别 的 大 城市 的 房子 也 都 很 贵。Apartments in Beijing are very expensive, in other big cities all apartments are also very expensive.
- 这里 的 同事 也 都 很 好。All the co-workers here are also really good.
- 她 的 妹妹 们 也 都 很 漂亮。Her little sisters are also very beautiful.
- 这 家 店 的 面包 不 错，别 的 点心 也 都 很 好吃。This store's bread is not bad, the other snacks are also very delicious.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 31-2) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (p. 88) →buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册） (p. 73)→buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 53-4) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (p. 88) →buy
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (p. 35) →buy
