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都
dōu
HSK 1
allbothentirelyevenalreadyat all
- dōuall; both; entirely
- dūcapital city; metropolis
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Grammar note
Chinese puts 'also' and 'all' in front of the verb, never after it or at the end. 都 looks back at whatever it quantifies, so 他们都 means 'they all', not 'all of them are'.
也 and 都 — adverbs go before the verb — how often the Chinese Bible uses it
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都
all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital
radical 阝components ⿰者阝
Appears in 3419 verses
Genesis 1:11Genesis 1:12Genesis 1:31Genesis 2:1Genesis 2:19Genesis 2:20Genesis 6:5Genesis 6:7Genesis 6:12Genesis 6:18Genesis 6:22Genesis 7:1Genesis 7:4Genesis 7:7Genesis 7:9Genesis 7:11Genesis 7:13Genesis 7:14Genesis 7:15Genesis 7:16Genesis 7:19Genesis 7:20Genesis 7:21Genesis 7:22Genesis 7:23Genesis 8:2Genesis 8:5Genesis 8:7Genesis 8:9Genesis 8:13Genesis 8:14Genesis 8:16Genesis 8:17Genesis 8:18Genesis 8:19Genesis 9:2Genesis 9:3Genesis 10:1Genesis 10:10Genesis 10:29Genesis 10:32Genesis 11:1Genesis 11:6Genesis 12:3Genesis 12:5Genesis 12:20Genesis 13:1Genesis 13:9Genesis 13:10Genesis 13:15Genesis 14:2Genesis 14:3Genesis 14:5Genesis 14:8Genesis 14:10Genesis 14:11Genesis 14:13Genesis 14:16Genesis 14:23Genesis 17:10
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