Difference between revisions of "Expressing "every" with question words"
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* <em>谁 都</em> 想 找 一 个 好 工作。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shéi dōu</em> xiǎng zhǎo yī gè hǎo gōngzuò. </span><span class="trans">Everyone wants to find a good job. </span> | * <em>谁 都</em> 想 找 一 个 好 工作。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shéi dōu</em> xiǎng zhǎo yī gè hǎo gōngzuò. </span><span class="trans">Everyone wants to find a good job. </span> | ||
* <em>谁 都</em> 见 过 美女。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shéi dōu</em> jiàn guo měinǚ. </span><span class="trans">Everyone has seen beautiful girls. </span> | * <em>谁 都</em> 见 过 美女。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shéi dōu</em> jiàn guo měinǚ. </span><span class="trans">Everyone has seen beautiful girls. </span> | ||
| − | * <em>谁 都</em> 喜欢 | + | * <em>谁 都</em> 喜欢 美食。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shéi dōu</em> xǐhuan měishí. </span><span class="trans">Everyone likes delicious food. </span> |
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"谁也 / 都" (shéi ye/dōu) is a pattern used to express "everyone" in Chinese. The placement of the question word 谁 is very similar to the way 什么 (shénme) can be used to express "every", along with other question words like 哪儿 (nǎr) and 多少 (duōshǎo).
Examples
- 谁 都 能 学 汉语。Everyone can study Chinese.
- 谁 都 知道 他 做 了 什么。Everyone knows what he did.
- 谁 都 想 找 一 个 好 工作。Everyone wants to find a good job.
- 谁 都 见 过 美女。Everyone has seen beautiful girls.
- 谁 都 喜欢 美食。Everyone likes delicious food.
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