Expressing "all" with "fanshi"

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凡是(fánshì)指在某个范围内的所有事物或情况,没有例外,有"只要是"的意思。一般放在名词或名词性词组前, 多用于句子的开头, 后面常常搭配"就、都、一律、无不"等词语,但是口语中"就、都"更常用。若省略为凡(fán), 则更书面语。

Structure

凡是 + Noun / Noun Phrase+都 / 就 / 一律 / 无不+ Verb

Examples

  • 凡是 用 鸡蛋 做 的 菜,他 不 喜欢。As long as the food is made of egg, he wouldn't like.
  • 凡是 不 听话 的 孩子 都 没有 糖 吃。As long as the kid doesn't behave well, he won't get any candy to eat.
  • 在 中国,凡是 想 上 大学 的 学生, 要 通过 高考。In China, as long as the student wants to go to college, he needs to pass the college entrance exam.
  • 凡是 在 这 个 行业 工作 过 的 人 知道 市场 竞争 很 厉害。As long as people worked in this industry, they would know that the market competition is very bad.
  • 凡是 使用 过 兴奋 剂 的 运动员 一律 会 受到 严重 的 惩罚。As long as the athletes have taken stimulants, they will be punished very seriously.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK6