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都

dōu · dou/dū · du/Dū · du

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Meaning

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dōu 都

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

dū 都

  1. capital city
  2. metropolis

Dū 都

  1. surname Du
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In a conversation

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Food for everyone

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)朋友(péngyou)都(dōu)来(lái)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Have all your friends come?

  2. Dengdeng

    都(dōu)来(lái)了(le)。大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    All of them. Everyone is eating.

  3. Liangliang

    吃(chī)什么(shénme)？都(dōu)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    Eating what? What is there?

  4. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)都(dōu)有(yǒu)：面(miàn)、饺子(jiǎozi)、蛋糕(dàngāo)。

    Everything: noodles, dumplings, cake.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)都(dōu)吃(chī)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Then did you eat all of it?

  6. Dengdeng

    都(dōu)吃(chī)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)什么(shénme)都(dōu)不(bù)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)。

    All of it. Now I do not want to eat anything.

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这(zhè)样(yàng)做(zuò)的(de)话(huà)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)不(bú)会(huì)改(gǎi)变(biàn)的(de)。

That won't change anything.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bú)是(shì)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)人(rén)都(dōu)能(néng)当(dāng)艺(yì)术(shù)家(jiā)的(de)。

Not everybody can be an artist.

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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