The adverb 都 (dōu) is used to express "all" in Chinese. It's common to use 都 (dōu) in a variety of sentences where it would seem unnecessary in English. Structure: Subj. + 都 + [Verb Phrase] Remember that 都 (dōu) appears after the subject. A common mistake learners make is to put 都 (dōu) at the beginning of the sentence (as "all" often appears there in English). This isn't good Chinese - make sure you put 都 (dōu) after the subject and before the verb. Examples: 你们 都 认识 John 吗 ？(nǐmen dōu rènshi John ma) = Do you all know John? 他们 都 在 上海 。(tāmen dōu zài Shànghǎi) = They are all in Shanghai. 明天 我们 都 可以 去 。(míngtiān wǒmen dōu kěyǐ qù) = Tomorrow we all can go. 你们 都 用 wiki 吗 ？(nǐmen dōu yòng wiki ma) = Do you all use the wiki? 我们 都 要 冰水。(wǒmen dōu yào bīngshuǐ) = We all want ice water. 都 (dōu) for "Both" Chinese doesn't normally use a special word for "both" like English does. It just uses 都 (dōu) as if it were any other number greater than one. Chinese also doesn't have a special pattern like "neither / nor" for the negative case. Just use 都 (dōu) and make the sentence negative. Structure: Subj. + 都 + [Verb Phrase] Examples: These examples follow exactly the same form in Chinese as the ones above. The only difference is that here we don't translate 都 (dōu) as "all" in English; we translate it as "both," and for negative cases, we translate it as "neither." 我们 两 个 都 爱 你 。(wǒmen liǎng gè dōu ài nǐ) = The two of us both love you. 你 爸爸 和 你 妈妈 都 是 美国人 吗？ (nǐ bàba hé nǐ māma dōu shì Měiguó rén ma) = Are your father and your mother both Americans? 我 和 我 太太 都 不 吃 肉。(wǒ hé wǒ tàitai dōu bù chī ròu) = Neither my wife nor I eat meat. 你们 两个 都 喜欢 中国 菜 吗？(nǐmen liǎng gè dōu xǐhuan Zhōngguó cài ma) = Do you both like Chinese food? 她 和 她 老公 都 没有 工作。 Tā hé tā lǎogōng dōu méiyǒu gōngzuò.Neither she nor her husband has a job.
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