个个

gè gè

Reduplication of measure words

Doubling a measure word means "every single one" — with emphasis.

Measure Word + Measure Word + 都

How it works

个个都很好 — every single one is good. 天天 (every day), 年年 (every year), 人人 (everybody) work the same way.

Like 每, a doubled measure word wants 都 before the verb.

It is more emphatic and more colloquial than 每个: 天天 sounds warmer than 每天.

Examples

  • gè gè dōu hěn hǎo

    个个都很好。

    Every single one is good.

  • tā tiān tiān dōu chí dào

    他天天都迟到。

    He's late every single day.

  • rén rén dōu zhī dào zhè jiàn shì

    人人都知道这件事。

    Everybody knows about this.