Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"
Revision as of 08:43, 15 September 2011 by Gregory.mcandrews (talk | contribs) (Created page with ""什么...都/也" (shénme...dōu/yě) is a pattern often used to express "all" or "everything". Here are some examples of this very useful pattern: <div class="liju"> *小...")
"什么...都/也" (shénme...dōu/yě) is a pattern often used to express "all" or "everything".
Here are some examples of this very useful pattern:
- 小王 什么 糖果 都 喜欢 吃。
- 我 爸爸 什么 连续剧 都 喜欢 看。
- 她 哥哥 什么 学习 都 喜欢 学。
Sources and further reading
Books
- Common Chinese Patterns 330 (NEEDS AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK)
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Reader (NEEDS AMAZON AFFILIATE LINK)