Difference between revisions of "Expressing "all" with "suoyou""
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* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 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 Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide] (pp. 283) | ||
* [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 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 Contemporary Chinese 4 (当代中文4)] (pp. 181) | ||
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Revision as of 08:48, 17 November 2011
"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.
The basic structure of this pattern is:
所有的 + Noun + 都 + Adjective
Here are some examples using 所有:
- 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)
- Contemporary Chinese 4 (当代中文4) (pp. 181)
