"All" in Chinese — 都 (dōu)

都

dōu

all

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

1all; both; entirely
2(used for emphasis) even
3already
4(not) at all

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都

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄡ

dōu

ㄉ/ dㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

Example sentences

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全都好吃！
quán dōu hǎo chī！
It's all delicious!
花都谢了。
huā dōu xiè le。
The flowers have all withered.

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Related words

首都

shǒu dū

capital (city)

大都

dà dōu

for the most part

全都

quán dōu

all

都市

dū shì

city

都会

dū huì

city

读

dú

to read out

对不起

duì bu qǐ

I'm sorry

多

duō

many

多少

duō shǎo

number

儿子

ér zi

son

二

èr

two

饭馆

fàn guǎn

restaurant

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