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Pronunciation : dōu

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Meaning :
  1. all; both. (adv)
  2. used with 是 to show the cause. (adv)
  3. even. (adv)
  4. already. (adv)
Radical : 阝
Strokes : 10
Traditional : 都
Usage : 64.9%
Also as : dū
Sentences:
1. Is everybody here?
dà jiā dōu dào le ma ?
大 家 都 到 了 吗 ？

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大家 : everybody
都 : all
到 : arrive, reach
了 : used after an action that has taken place
吗 : (particle) used at the end of a question
2. The car crash was all his fault.
dōu shì tā cái niàng chéng le chē huò 。
都 是 他 才 酿 成 了 车 祸 。

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都是 : (to show the cause) all
他 : he, him
才 : preceded by an expression of reason or condition) not unless; not until; then and only then; for no other reason
酿成 : lead to
了 : (used after an action that has taken place)
车祸 : car accident
3. Even he doesn’t know it,
lián tā dōu bù zhī dào 。
连 他 都 不 知 道 。

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连 : (used correlatively with 也, 都, etc.) even
他 : he, him
不 : do not
知道 : know, realize, be aware of
4. He’s already eighty but still going strong.
tā dōu bā shí suì le ， shēn tǐ hái nà me qiáng zhuàng 。
他 都 八 十 岁 了 ， 身 体 还 那 么 强 壮 。

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他 : he, him
都 : already
八十岁 : 80 years old
了 : used after an action that has taken place
身体 : body
还 : still
那么 : like that, in that way, so
强壮 : strong; sturdy; robust; tough; hefty
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June 4th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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