都

dōu

HSK level: HSK 1

Meaning

all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all

Other reading: dū

capital city; metropolis

Other reading: Dū

surname Du

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Characters

都dōuall, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital者阝

Grammar

都 / 也 before the verb · HSK 1 一…也/都 + 不/没 “not a single …”, “not at all” · HSK 3 什么都 · 谁都 “everything”, “nobody” · HSK 3 连…都/也 “even …” · HSK 3

Examples

都给我。

Dōu gěi wǒ.

Give me everything.

人人都好。

Rén rén dōu hǎo.

Everybody is fine.

什么都没动。

Shén me dōu méi dòng.

Nothing moved.

Words with this character

全都 quán dōu all 都会 dū huì city 首都 shǒu dū capital 都市 dū shì city 大都 dà dōu for the most part 京都 jīng dū capital 昌都 Chāng dū see 昌都市 Chāng dū Shì 成都 Chéng dū see 成都市 Chéng dū Shì 都安 Dū ān see 都安瑶族自治县 Dū ān Yáo zú Zì zhì xiàn 都昌 Dū chāng see 都昌县 Dū chāng Xiàn 都兰 Dū lán see 都兰县 Dū lán Xiàn 都灵 Dū líng Torino 都匀 Dū yún see 都匀市 Dū yún Shì 丰都 Fēng dū see 丰都县 Fēng dū Xiàn 酆都 Fēng dū Fengdu county Chongqing municipality 花都 Huā dū see 花都区 Huā dū Qū 计都 Jì dū Ketu, one of the nine celestial bodies of Indian astronomy and astrology, paired with Rahu 罗睺 Luó hóu 江都 Jiāng dū see 江都区 Jiāng dū Qū 乐都 Lè dū see 乐都区 Lè dū Qū 莲都 Lián dū see 莲都区 Lián dū Qū 魔都 Mó dū Modu, nickname for Shanghai 宁都 Níng dū see 宁都县 Níng dū Xiàn 郫都 Pí dū see 郫都区 Pí dū Qū