Difference between revisions of "Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou""
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Revision as of 09:29, 25 September 2012
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"什么...都/也" (shénme...dōu/yě) is a pattern often used to express "all" or "everything".
Examples
- 小王 什么 糖果 都 喜欢 吃。
- 我 爸爸 什么 连续剧 都 喜欢 看。
- 她 哥哥 什么 知识 都 喜欢 学。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 195)→buy
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 286-8) →buy
