Difference between revisions of "Expressing "every" with question words"

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"谁也/都" (shéi yě/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 can be used to express "every", along with other question words like 哪儿 and 多少. '''(NEEDS INTERNAL LINKS)'''  
 
"谁也/都" (shéi yě/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 can be used to express "every", along with other question words like 哪儿 and 多少. '''(NEEDS INTERNAL LINKS)'''  
  
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{{Similar|Expressing "Every" with "mei" and "dou"}}
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Revision as of 07:53, 13 June 2012

"谁也/都" (shéi yě/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 can be used to express "every", along with other question words like 哪儿 and 多少. (NEEDS INTERNAL LINKS)

Examples

  • 谁 都 会 学习 汉语。
  • 谁 也 不 知道 他 做 了 什么。
  • 谁 都 想 挣 钱。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books