都
Character
all, both; everyone or everything is or does this
Readings and meanings
- all, both; everyone or everything is or does this
- even; makes what you say sound surprising or strong
- already; shows that time has passed or something happened
Examples
我们都是学生
wǒ men dōu shì xué shēng
We are all students.
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太忙了，我都没时间吃饭
tài máng le wǒ dōu méi shí jiān chī fàn
I'm so busy, I don't even have time to eat.
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他都已经回家了
tā dōu yǐ jīng huí jiā le
He has already gone home.
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Words that use “都” as dōu
全都quán dōuallWordHSK 5大都dà dūmostlyWordHSK 5+1 reading伯都bó dōuarchaicWord隔都gé dōu(loanword) ghettoWord
都卜勒dōu bǔ lèChristian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered…Variant of 多普勒WordUnreviewed
都拉斯dōu lā sīDurrësWord骨都都gǔ dōu dōu(onom.) for plopping soundWorddū
du1Reading 2- all; both (read dōu) — every person or thing is included
- a family name (read Dū)
Examples
我们都是学生。
wǒ men dōu shì xué sheng
We are all students.
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水果都很好吃。
shuǐ guǒ dōu hěn hǎo chī
The fruit is all very tasty.
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都老师是我的中文老师。
Dū lǎo shī shì wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī
Teacher Du is my Chinese teacher.
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Words that use “都” as dū
首都shǒu dūthe main city of a country, where its government worksWordHSK 3大都dà dūmostlyWordHSK 5+1 reading都市dū shìa big city with many people and buildingsWordHSK 6都会dū huìa very big, busy city where many people live and workWordHSK 7–9
三都sān dūSandu Shui Autonomous County, in Qiannan Buyei and Miao…See 三都水族自治县WordUnreviewed
上都shàng dūShangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan…Word中都zhōng dūZhongdu, capital of China during the Jin DynastyWordStroke order
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Practice writing 都
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