Expressing "everything" with "shenme dou"

"什么...都/也" (shénme...dōu/yě) is a pattern often used to express "all" or "everything".

Here are some examples of this very useful pattern:

• 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

• Expressing "Every" with "mei" and "dou"
• Expressing "Everyone" with "shei"

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