都

• 拼音: dōu
• 汉字拆解: 都 = 者 (one who) + 阝(city) — originally 'capital city,' extended to 'all'

含义

All; both; every. An adverb indicating totality or universality.

Placed before the verb to indicate that the preceding subject or objects are all included. 我们都喜欢 (we all like). Also used for emphasis in the 连...都... pattern (even...). Position is critical — 都 comes after the subject and before the verb.

例句

1. 我们都是学生。
2. 他什么都吃。
3. 大家都来了。

用法指南

语境: everyday, grammar

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们都去。(We are all going.)
• 这些我都要。(I want all of these.)

错误说法

• 都我们是学生 (都 must come after the subject — say 我们都是学生)

起源与历史

Originally meant 'capital city' (都城). The adverbial meaning 'all, every' is a later extension, possibly from the sense that a capital gathers all things together.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal