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*<em>谁 都</em> 能 学 汉语。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shuí dōu</em> néng xué Hànyǔ.</span><span class="trans">Everyone can study Chinese.</span>
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*<em>谁 都</em> 能 学 汉语。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shéi dōu</em> néng xué Hànyǔ.</span><span class="trans">Everyone can study Chinese.</span>
*<em>谁 都</em>  知道 他 做 了 什么。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shuí dōu</em> zhīdào tā zuòle shénme.</span><span class="trans">Everyone knows what he did.</span>
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*<em>谁 都</em>  知道 他 做 了 什么。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shéi dōu</em> zhīdào tā zuòle shénme.</span><span class="trans">Everyone knows what he did.</span>
*<em>谁 都</em> 想 找 一 个 好 老公。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shuí dōu</em> xiǎng zhǎo yīgè hǎo lǎogōng .</span><span class="trans">Everyone wants to find a nice husband.</span>
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*<em>谁 都</em> 想 找 一 个 好 老公。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shéi dōu</em> xiǎng zhǎo yīgè hǎo lǎogōng .</span><span class="trans">Everyone wants to find a nice husband.</span>
*<em>谁 都</em> 见 过 美女。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shuí dōu</em>  jiàn guò měinǚ .</span><span class="trans">Everyone has seen beautiful girls.</span>
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*<em>谁 都</em> 见 过 美女。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shéi dōu</em>  jiàn guò měinǚ .</span><span class="trans">Everyone has seen beautiful girls.</span>
*<em>谁 都</em>  喜欢 钱。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shuí dōu</em> xǐhuán qián .</span><span class="trans">Everyone likes money.</span>
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*<em>谁 都</em>  喜欢 钱。<span class="pinyin"><em>Shéi dōu</em> xǐhuán qián .</span><span class="trans">Everyone likes money.</span>
 
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Revision as of 07:34, 14 February 2017

"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。Shéi dōu néng xué Hànyǔ.Everyone can study Chinese.
  • 谁 都 知道 他 做 了 什么。Shéi dōu zhīdào tā zuòle shénme.Everyone knows what he did.
  • 谁 都 想 找 一 个 好 老公。Shéi dōu xiǎng zhǎo yīgè hǎo lǎogōng .Everyone wants to find a nice husband.
  • 谁 都 见 过 美女。Shéi dōu jiàn guò měinǚ .Everyone has seen beautiful girls.
  • 谁 都 喜欢 钱。Shéi dōu xǐhuán qián .Everyone likes money.

See also

Sources and further reading

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