谁都

shéi dōu

Expressing "every" with question words

Any question word followed by 都 stops asking and starts meaning "every".

Question Word + 都 / 也 + Predicate

How it works

谁都可以进 — anyone can come in. 哪儿都行 — anywhere is fine. 什么时候都可以 — any time works.

Negated, the same shape means "nobody/nowhere/nothing": 谁都不知道.

This generalises the 什么都 pattern from HSK 2 across the whole set of question words.

Examples

  • shéi dōu kě yǐ jìn

    谁都可以进。

    Anyone can come in.

  • wǒ nǎr dōu bù xiǎng qù

    我哪儿都不想去。

    I don't want to go anywhere.

  • shén me shí hou dōu kě yǐ

    什么时候都可以。

    Any time is fine.