每次⋯⋯都⋯⋯

měi cì …… dōu ……

Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou"

每次…都… pairs a recurring situation with what always follows from it.

每次 + Event 1,+ 都 + Event 2

How it works

为什么每次我来他都不在? — why is he never here when I come? The 都 in the second clause is what makes it "every time without exception".

The same shape works with 每天, 每年 and with 每 + measure word.

Examples

  • wèi shén me měi cì wǒ lái tā dōu bú zài?

    为什么每次我来他都不在?

    Why is he never in when I come?

  • měi cì qù běi jīng, wǒ dōu zhù zhè jiā jiǔ diàn

    每次去北京,我都住这家酒店。

    Every time I go to Beijing I stay at this hotel.

  • tā měi cì dōu chí dào

    他每次都迟到。

    He's late every single time.