都

The character "都" has 10 strokes. "都" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "都" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "都" are "dōu" "dū" . View the stroke order of "都">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "都"

adv.: all; both; without exception; even; already

n.: capital (of a country); big city; metropolis; city noted for a certain product

• all : predet., det. & pron.所有；全部；任何；尽可能；只；唯一；一切
• both : predet., det. & pron.双方；两者
• without exception : 无一例外；一律
• even : adv.甚至；即使
• already : adv.已经；早已；够了；就已经
• metropolis : n.首都；首府；首要城市；大城市；大都会

Form words with "都"

里里外外都很干净 be clean within and without

对男女都适宜 be suitable for both sexes

对样样都满意 be satisfied with everything

一丝风都没有 without a breath of wind

嗓子都哭咽哑了 cry oneself hoarse

把嗓子都喊沙了 shout oneself hoarse

跑得连影子都看不见 run out of sight

把所有的人都叫到身边 summon everyone to one's side

Example phrases using "都"

• 一切真知都是从直接经验发源的。

  All real knowledge comes from direct experience.

• 群众的心齐了，一切事情都好办。

  When the people are of one heart, everything becomes easy.

• 这么些问题都是他一个人解决的。

  He alone solved all these problems.

• 离开前把所有的东西都放回原处。

  Put everything back where it belongs before you leave.

• 但凡认识他的人，对他都很鄙视。

  Whoever knows him holds him in contempt.

• 他吓得似乎浑身的血液都凝滞了。

  He was so scared that his blood seemed to have stopped flowing.

• 活儿都干完了，不用我们插手了。

  All work is finished; our help is unnecessary.

• 园子里的蔬菜在烈日下都塌秧了。

  The vegetables in our garden have drooped in the sweltering sun.

• 你的棋艺比你所有的对手都高明。

  You excelled all your opponents at chess.

• 演出结束后全体演员都上场谢幕。

  The cast appeared on the stage to take curtain calls after the performance.