B2 · Grammar reference · ASGQFW44
Advanced uses of "dou"
In its simplest terms, 都 (dōu) means "all," but there are also many other advanced uses for it.
- Keywords
- 都
- Used for
- Describing actions · Expressing quantity
- Classification
- Adverbs
Examples (7)
我很想妈妈，有时候我都能看见她。
我都能闻见面包的香味。
我对你太了解了，我都能知道你下一步要做什么。
你说的那些我都能想象得到。
来都来了，就先别急着走了。
都是你，害我跑这么远。
都怨你，不提前订好座位。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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