The adverb 都 (all, both)

Structure (group) + 都 + Verb

都 (dōu) means "all/both" and always points BACK to what comes before it, not after. So it goes after the group it refers to and before the verb: 我们都是学生 ("we are all students"). With negation, position changes the meaning: 都不 = "none" (all not), 不都 = "not all".

Examples

我wǒ们men都dōu是shì中zhōng国guó人rén。
We are all Chinese.
他tā们men都dōu很hěn忙máng。
They are all busy.
这zhè些xiē菜cài都dōu很hěn好hǎo吃chī。
All these dishes are delicious.

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