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全都

quán dōu

all

Usage note

全都表示所有的人或物。

quán dōu biǎo shì suǒ yǒu de rén huò wù。

All means every person or thing.

Context note

全都常用于口语,语气更自然。

quán dōu cháng yòng yú kǒu yǔ, yǔ qì gèng zì rán。

All is often used in spoken language and sounds more natural.

5 examples

他们全都来了。
tā men quán dōu lái le。
They all came.
全都看过了。
wǒ quán dōu kàn guò le。
I have seen them all.
这些礼物全都很漂亮。
zhè xiē lǐ wù quán dōu hěn piào liang。
These gifts are all beautiful.
老师全都认识他。
lǎo shī quán dōu rèn shi tā。
All the teachers know him.
我们全都同意。
wǒ men quán dōu tóng yì。
We all agree.

5 mini stories

同学们全都站起来了。
tóng xué men quán dōu zhàn qǐ lái le。
The classmates all stood up.
这些苹果全都熟了。
zhè xiē píng guǒ quán dōu shú le。
These apples are all ripe.
他的问题我们全都听懂了。
tā de wèn tí wǒ men quán dōu tīng dǒng le。
We all understood his questions.
大家全都准备好了。
dà jiā quán dōu zhǔn bèi hǎo le。
Everyone was all ready.
我把作业全都交上去了。
wǒ bǎ zuò yè quán dōu jiāo shàng qù le。
I handed in all the homework.

Mini dialogue

全都喜欢

A
这些水果你全都喜欢吗?
Zhèxiē shuǐguǒ nǐ quán dōu xǐhuān ma?
Do you like all these fruits?
B
对,我全都喜欢!
Duì, wǒ quán dōu xǐhuān!
Yes, I like them all!

全都到了

A
同学们全都到了吗?
Tóngxuémen quán dōu dào le ma?
Have all the classmates arrived?
B
全都到了,我们开始吧。
Quán dōu dào le, wǒmen kāishǐ ba.
All have arrived, let's begin.

Related words and contrasts

similar
全部
quánbù
all; altogether

全部 is a noun meaning 'all', while 全都 is an adverb.

similar
dōu
all; both

都 alone also means 'all', but 全都 is more emphatic.

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