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* 以后 你 应该 <em>什么</em> 酒 <em>都</em> <strong>不</strong> 要 喝 。 <span class="pinyin">Yǐhòu nǐ yīnggāi <em>shénme</em> jiǔ <em>dōu</em> <strong>bù</strong> yào hē.</span> <span class="trans">From now on, you should not drink any alcohol.</span>
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* 生病 以后，爸爸 <em>什么</em> 酒 <em>都</em> <strong>不</strong> �能 喝 了。 <span class="pinyin">Yǐhòu nǐ yīnggāi <em>shénme</em> jiǔ <em>dōu</em> <strong>bù</strong> yào hē.</span> <span class="trans">From now on, you should not drink any alcohol.</span>
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* 我 <em>什么</em> 电影 <em>都</em> <strong>不</strong> 喜欢 看 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>shénme</em> diànyǐng <em>dōu</em> <strong>bù</strong> xǐhuan kàn.</span> <span class="trans">I don't like to watch any kind of movie. (implying I don't like movies in general)</span>
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* 老板 现在 很 生气，<em>什么</em> 人 <em>�也</em> <strong>不</strong> �见。 <span class="pinyin">Xiǎo chéngshì <em>shénme</em> dōngxī <em>dōu</em> <strong>bù</strong> guì.</span> <span class="trans">Things in small cities are not expensive at all.</span>
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* 很 多 人 觉得 中国 <em>什么</em> 东西 <em>都</em> <strong>不</strong> 好 。 <span class="pinyin">Hěn duō rén juéde Zhōngguó <em>shénme</em> dōngxī <em>dōu</em> <strong>bù</strong> hǎo.</span> <span class="trans">Many people think that everything in China is bad.</span>
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* 你 在 家里 怎么 <em>什么</em> 事 <em>都</em> <strong>不</strong> 做？ <span class="pinyin">Wèishénme nǐ  zài jiālǐ <em>shénme</em> gōngzuò <em>dōu</em> <strong> bù </strong> zuò?</span> <span class="trans">Why haven't you done anything at home?</span>
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* 小 城市 <em>什么</em> 东西 <em>都</em> <strong>不</strong> 贵 。 <span class="pinyin">Xiǎo chéngshì <em>shénme</em> dōngxī <em>dōu</em> <strong>bù</strong> guì.</span> <span class="trans">Things in small cities are not expensive at all.</span>
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* 今天 我 胃 不 舒服， <em>什么</em> 东西 <em>�都</em> <strong>没</strong> 吃 。 <span class="pinyin">Jīntiān wǒ <em>shénme</em> dōngxī <em>dōu</em> <strong>méi</strong> chī.</span> <span class="trans">Today I didn't eat anything.</span>
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* 为什么 你 在 家里 <em>什么</em> 事 <em>都</em> <strong>不</strong> 做 ？ <span class="pinyin">Wèishénme nǐ  zài jiālǐ <em>shénme</em> gōngzuò <em>dōu</em> <strong> bù </strong> zuò?</span> <span class="trans">Why haven't you done anything at home?</span>
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* 昨天 开会 的时候，她 <em>什么</em> 话 <em>�也</em> <strong>没</strong> �说。 <span class="pinyin">Jīntiān wǒ <em>shénme</em> dōngxī <em>dōu</em> <strong>méi</strong> chī.</span> <span class="trans">Today I didn't eat anything.</span>
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*今天 我 <em>什么</em> 东西 <em>都</em> <strong>没</strong> 吃 。 <span class="pinyin">Jīntiān wǒ <em>shénme</em> dōngxī <em>dōu</em> <strong>méi</strong> chī.</span> <span class="trans">Today I didn't eat anything.</span>
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* 她 <em>什么</em> 话 <em>都</em> <strong>没</strong> 跟 我 说 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā <em>shénme</em> huà <em>dōu</em> <strong>méi</strong> gēn wǒ shuō.</span> <span class="trans">She didn't tell me anything.</span>
 
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* 我 家 <em>什么</em>贵的 东西 <em>都</em> <strong>没</strong> 有 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ jiā <em>shénme</em> guì de dōngxī <em>dōu</em> <strong>méi</strong> yǒu.</span> <span class="trans">My family doesn't have any expensive stuff.</span>
 
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* 周末 的 时候 ， 我 <em>什么</em> 地方 <em>都</em> <strong>没</strong> 去 。 <span class="pinyin">Zhōumò de shíhou, wǒ <em>shénme</em> dìfang <em>dōu</em> <strong>méi</strong> qù.</span> <span class="trans">During the weekend, I didn't go anywhere.</span>
 
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* 我 今天<em>什么</em> 作业 <em>都</em> <strong>没</strong> 做 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ jīntiān <em>shénme</em> zuòyè <em>dōu</em> <strong>méi</strong>  zuò.</span> <span class="trans">I didn't do any homework today.</span>
 
 
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什么... 都/也 (shénme... dōu/yě) is a pattern often used to express "all" or "everything." This pattern also works with other question words, such as 哪儿 (nǎr) and 什么时候 (shénme shíhou).

Basic Structures

什么... 都/也 (shénme... dōu/yě)

The structure is very clear, as many Chinese grammar points are. In this structure, 都 (dōu) is more frequently used than 也 (yě)。

Topic + 什么 + 都/也 + Verb/Adj.

Examples

  • 很 多 人 觉得 外国 的 东西 什么 都 好。 Hěn duō rén juéde wàiguó de dōngxī shénme dōu hǎo. Many people think that all foreign things are good.
  • 我 觉得 这里 的 菜 什么 都 好吃。 Wǒ juéde zhèlǐ shénme dōu hǎochī. I think everything is delicious here.
  • 中国 的 历史 爸爸 什么 都 知道。 Zhōngguó de lìshǐ bàba shénme dōu zhīdao. My dad knows everything about Chinese history.
  • 工作 的 事情 老公 什么 都 跟 我 说。 Gōngzuò de shìqing lǎogōng shénme dōu gēn wǒ shuō. My husband tells me everything about working stuff.
  • 家务活 我 什么 都 会 做。 Jiāwùhuó wǒ shénme dōu huì zuò. I can do every piece of housework.

Targeted Structures

Structures with a Noun

什么 + Noun + 都

什么 + Noun + 也

Examples with Nouns

  • 我们 什么 酒 都 喝。 Wǒmen shénme jiǔ dōu hē. We can drink all alcohol.
  • 她 什么 衣服 都 是 黑色 的 。 Tā shénme yīfu dōu shì hēisè de. All of her clothes are black.
  • 妈妈 做 的 什么 菜 都 好吃。 Māma zuò de shénme cài dōu hǎochī. All of the dishes mom makes are tasty.
  • 我男朋友 什么 运动 都 喜欢 。 Wǒ nánpéngyou shénme yùndòng dōu xǐhuān. My boyfriend likes all kinds of sports.
  • 你 不 应该 什么 话 都 跟 他 说。 Nǐ bù yīnggāi shénme huà dōu gēn tā shuō. You shouldn't have told everything to him.

Negative Structures

Structures with 不/没

The negative structure simply adds a 不 (bù) or a 没 (méi) after the 都 (dōu)/也 (yě). Instead of "all" or "everything," this expresses "none" or "not any."

什么 + Noun. + 都/也 + 不

什么 + Noun + 都/也 + 没

Negative Examples

  • 生病 以后，爸爸 什么 酒 都 不 �能 喝 了。 Yǐhòu nǐ yīnggāi shénme jiǔ dōu bù yào hē. From now on, you should not drink any alcohol.
  • 老板 现在 很 生气，什么 人 �也 不 �见。 Xiǎo chéngshì shénme dōngxī dōu bù guì. Things in small cities are not expensive at all.
  • 你 在 家里 怎么 什么 事 都 不 做？ Wèishénme nǐ zài jiālǐ shénme gōngzuò dōu bù zuò? Why haven't you done anything at home?
  • 今天 我 胃 不 舒服， 什么 东西 �都 没 吃 。 Jīntiān wǒ shénme dōngxī dōu méi chī. Today I didn't eat anything.
  • 昨天 开会 的时候，她 什么 话 �也 没 �说。 Jīntiān wǒ shénme dōngxī dōu méi chī. Today I didn't eat anything.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books


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