Expressing "every" with "mei"

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Level

A2 / HSK2
Level

A2
Level

HSK2
Similar to
- The "all" adverb "dou" (A1)
- Emphasizing quantity with "dou" (A2)
- Measure words for counting (A2)
- Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou" (B1)
- Expressing "how often" (B1)
- Measure words for verbs (B1)
- Expressing "all" with "fanshi" (C1)
Similar to
- Expressing "how often" (HSK0)
- The "all" adverb "dou" (HSK1)
- Emphasizing quantity with "dou" (HSK2)
- Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou" (HSK2)
- Measure words for counting (HSK2)
- Measure words for verbs (HSK2)
- Expressing "all" with "fanshi" (HSK6)
Used for
Keywords

都, 每

Contents

1 Structure
2 Examples
3 See also
4 Sources and further reading
- 4.1 Books

Structure

The pronoun 每 (měi) covers the meanings of "each" and "every". It is often used with "都" in a complete sentence.

每 + Measure word + Noun + 都

Examples

每个人
每次
每瓶啤酒我都喝光了。
每个国家我都去过。
我每天都不吃早饭。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 19) →buy

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