都
dōu
all; both
HSK 1 word · 45 of 150都 in a sentence
- wǒmen dōu shì xuéshengWe are all students.
How 都 is used
Means every one of them, and sits before the verb: 我们都是学生.
都我们是学生 is wrong — it never goes first.
It looks backwards, at what came before it: 他们都来了 = all of them came.
With 不, position changes the meaning: 都不去 = none of us go; 不都去 = not all of us go.
都我们是学生 is wrong — it never goes first.
It looks backwards, at what came before it: 他们都来了 = all of them came.
With 不, position changes the meaning: 都不去 = none of us go; 不都去 = not all of us go.
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