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都
dōu
1.
all
2.
both
3.
entirely
4.
(used for emphasis) even
5.
already
6.
(not) at all
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (4)
Example Sentences (10)
水果、面包、茶都准备好了，我们还带什么？
Shuǐguǒ,miànbāo,chá dōu zhǔnbèi hǎo le,wǒmen hái dài shénme?
Fruit, bread, and tea are ready. What else should we bring?
Text 4
每个人都需要朋友，朋友可以丰富我们的生活。
Měi gè rén dōu xū yào péngyou,péngyou kě yǐ fēng fù wǒ men de shēng huó.
Everyone needs friends, and friends can enrich our lives.
Text 4
“运动很重要”这句话谁都懂。
"yùn dòng hěn zhòng yào"zhè jù huà shéi dōu dǒng.
Everyone understands the sentence "Exercise is very important".
Text 4
昨天你们怎么都没去打篮球？
Zuótiān nǐmen zěnme dōu méi qù dǎ lánqiú?
Why didn't any of you go play basketball yesterday?
Text 3
昨天的考试怎么样？你都听懂了吗？
Zuótiān de kǎoshì zěnme yàng? Nǐ dōu tīng dǒng le ma?
How was yesterday's exam? Did you understand everything?
Text 4
最近我觉得哪儿都不舒服，你带我去医院检查检查吧。
Zuìjìn wǒ juéde nǎr dōu bù shūfu, nǐ dài wǒ qù yīyuàn jiǎnchá jiǎnchá ba.
Lately I feel unwell all over. Please take me to the hospital for a checkup.
Text 3
很多人都觉得现在人和人的关系冷冷的，
Hěn duō rén dōu juéde xiànzài rén hé rén de guānxi lěng lěng de,
Many people feel that relationships between people nowadays are cold,
Text 4
老师，除了小云，其他人都来了。
Lǎoshī, chúle Xiǎoyún, qítā rén dōu lái le.
Teacher, except for Xiaoyun, everyone else has arrived.
Text 2
你妹妹怎么还没来？都八点四十了！
Nǐ mèimei zěnme hái méi lái? Dōu bā diǎn sì shí le!
Why hasn't your younger sister come yet? It's already 8:40!
Text 3
不同的国家有不同的文化，每种文化都有自己的特点。
Bù tóng de guó jiā yǒu bù tóng de wén huà, měi zhǒng wén huà dōu yǒu zì jǐ de tè diǎn.
Different countries have different cultures, and each culture has its own characteristics.
Text 4
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 67
- Word Frequency Rank
- 41 of 84,292