Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"

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"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 喜欢 吃。
  • 我 爸爸 什么 连续剧 喜欢 看。
  • 她 哥哥 什么 学习 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)