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* 我们 <em>都 </em> 爱 你 。 <span class="trans">We all love you.</span> | * 我们 <em>都 </em> 爱 你 。 <span class="trans">We all love you.</span> | ||
| − | * 你们 <em>都</em> | + | * 你们 <em>都</em> 学 中文 吗 ？<span class="trans">Do you all study Chinese?</span> |
* 你们 <em>都</em> 认识 John 吗 ？ <span class="trans">Do you all know John?</span> | * 你们 <em>都</em> 认识 John 吗 ？ <span class="trans">Do you all know John?</span> | ||
| − | * 我们<em>都</em> | + | * 我们<em>都</em> 在 上海 。 <span class="trans">We all in Shanghai.</span> |
* 我们 <em>都</em> 可以 去 吗 ？ <span class="trans">Can we all go?</span> | * 我们 <em>都</em> 可以 去 吗 ？ <span class="trans">Can we all go?</span> | ||
* 他们 <em>都</em> 踢 足球 。<span class="trans">They all play soccer.</span> | * 他们 <em>都</em> 踢 足球 。<span class="trans">They all play soccer.</span> | ||
| − | * 我 和 我 父母 <em>都</em> 在 | + | * 我 和 我 父母 <em>都</em> 在 这里。 <span class="trans">My parents and I are all here.</span> |
| − | * 你们 <em>都</em> | + | * 你们 <em>都</em> 用 wiki 吗？ <span class="trans">Do you all use the wiki?</span> |
* 你们 <em>都</em> 喜欢 喝 咖啡 吗 ？ <span class="trans">Do you all like drinking coffee?</span> | * 你们 <em>都</em> 喜欢 喝 咖啡 吗 ？ <span class="trans">Do you all like drinking coffee?</span> | ||
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The adverb 都 (dōu) is used to express "all" in Chinese. It's very common to use 都 is all sorts of sentences where we might find it unnecessary in English.
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都 for "all"
Structure
Subject + 都 + [Verb Phrase]
Remember that 都 appears after the subject. A common mistake learners make is to put 都 at the beginning of the sentence (as "all" often appears there in English). This isn't good Chinese - make sure you put 都 after the subject.
Examples
- 我们 都 爱 你 。 We all love you.
- 你们 都 学 中文 吗 ？Do you all study Chinese?
- 你们 都 认识 John 吗 ？ Do you all know John?
- 我们都 在 上海 。 We all in Shanghai.
- 我们 都 可以 去 吗 ？ Can we all go?
- 他们 都 踢 足球 。They all play soccer.
- 我 和 我 父母 都 在 这里。 My parents and I are all here.
- 你们 都 用 wiki 吗？ Do you all use the wiki?
- 你们 都 喜欢 喝 咖啡 吗 ？ Do you all like drinking coffee?
都 for "both"
Chinese doesn't normally use a special word for "both" like English does. It just uses 都 as if it were any other number greater than one. This is actually really easy; you just have to get used to it.
Structure
[Subject which is two people or things ] + 都 + [Verb Phrase]
This pattern should look familiar!
Examples
These examples follow exactly the same form in Chinese as the ones above. The only difference is that we don't translate 都 as "all" for these in English; we translate it as "both."
- 我们 两 个 都 爱 你 。 The two of us both love you.
- 你们 两 个 都 在 学 中文 吗 ？Are both of you studying Chinese?
- 我 和 我 老公 都 是 美国 人 。My husband and I are both Americans.
- 我 和 我 太太 都 在 上海 工作。 My wife and I both work in Shanghai.
- 我 和 他 都 喜欢 中国 菜 。 He and I both like Chinese food.
