Difference between revisions of "Comparing "dou" and "quan""

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都 (dōu) and 全 (quán) both are adverbs that mean "all." Sometimes they can be used interchangeably, and sometimes they can even be used together as 全部 (quán dōu). Both words are used in informal and formal settings. Only 都 can also be used to mean "(not) at all" (usually used in the negative for emphasis) or "already." Only 全 can be used as an adjective to mean "complete" or "entire."

	都 (dōu)	全 (quán)
Meaning	all; at all; already	all; complete, entire
Part of Speech	adverb	adverb, adjective
Formality	flexible	flexible

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对外汉语教学：怎么区别“都”和“全”？ - Chinese Fever的文章 - 知乎 https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/215968679

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-都 and 全 both are adverbs that mean all and sometimes can be used interchangeably (and even sometimes used to together as “全部”). Both words are used in informal or formal settings. Yet, these words do have differences. First, only 都 can also be used to mean at all (usually used in the negative for emphasis) or already. Second, only 全 can be used as an adjective to mean complete or entire.
+都 (dōu) and 全 (quán) both are adverbs that mean "all." Sometimes they can be used interchangeably, and sometimes they can even be used together as 全部 (quán dōu). Both words are used in informal and formal settings. Only 都 can also be used to mean "(not) at all" (usually used in the negative for emphasis) or "already." Only 全 can be used as an adjective to mean "complete" or "entire."
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