HSK 1 HSK C1/W1/V1
Correct

都

/ dōu / 
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

As an Adverb

all; both; without exception

1
Yīqiè
一切
dōu
都
zhǔnbèi
准备
hǎo
好
le
了
  
。

Everything is ready.

2
Tā
他
shuō
说
de
的
wǒ
我
bìng
并
bù
不
dōu
都
zànchéng
赞成
  
。

I don't agree with everything he said.

3
Tāmen
他们
liǎ
俩
nàshí
那时
dōu
都
hái
还
niánqīng
年轻
  
。

They were both young at that time.

4
Tāmen
他们
dōu
都
zhù
住
zài
在
yīqǐ
一起
  
。

They all live together.

5
Nǐ
你
jīntiān
今天
huò
或
míngtiān
明天
lái
来
dōu
都
háng
行
  
。

You can come either today or tomorrow.

6
Měige
每个
rén
人
duì
对
cǐ
此
dōu
都
yǒu
有
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
kànfǎ
看法
  
。

Everyone has his own ideas about it.

7
Èr  
二者
zhě
都
dōukě
可以
yǐjiē
接受
  
。

Either is acceptable.

As an Adverb

[used before是to indicate the cause]

8
Dōu
都
shì
是
wǒ
我
bùhǎo
不好
  
,
ràng
让
nǐ
你
shòukǔ
受苦
le
了
  
。

It was all my fault that you had to suffer.

9
Dōu
都
shì
是
nācháng
那场
yǔ
雨
  
,
bǎ
把
tā
他
gěi
给
lìnbìng
淋病
le
了
  
。

He was caught in the rain and that made him ill.

As an Adverb

even

10
Tā
他
zìjǐ
自己
dōu
都
bù
不
zháojí
着急
  
,
nǐ
你
zháojí
着急
gè
个
shá
啥
  
?

If he himself is not worried, why should you?

11
Lián
连
xiǎohái
小孩
dōu
都
zhīdào
知道
zhège
这个
dàoli
道理
  
。

Even children know this.

As an Adverb

already

12
Tā
她
dōu
都
zǒu
走
le
了
shí
十
tiān
天
le
了
  
,
hái
还
bùjiàn
不见
yǒu
有
xìn
信
lái
来
  
。

She has been away for ten days, but we haven't heard from her yet.

13
Dōu
都
shíyī
十一
diǎn
点
le
了
  
,
nǐ
你
hái
还
bù
不
kùn
困
  
?

It is already eleven o'clock. Aren't you sleepy at all?

14
Dōu
都
liù
六
yuè
月
le
了
  
,
tiān
天
hái
还
zhème
这么
liáng
凉
  
。

It's already June, yet it's still so cool.

As an Adverb

[used in the negative with一点儿for emphasis]

15
Zhè
这
shì
事
wǒ
我
yīdiǎnr  
一点儿
dōu
都
bù
不
zhīdào
知道
  
。

I don't have the faintest idea about it.

16
Wǒ
我
yīdiǎnr  
一点儿
dōu
都
bù
不
è
饿
  
。

I am not at all hungry.