每

• 拼音: měi
• 汉字拆解: 每 = originally a pictograph of a woman with a headdress; now used as a function word meaning every

含义

Every; each. Used before measure words or nouns to indicate each and every one without exception.

A determiner that precedes measure words or time words to express every or each one in a group. Unlike 各 which emphasizes variety, 每 emphasizes all members without exception. Commonly used in patterns like 每天 (every day), 每个人 (every person), 每次 (every time).

例句

1. 他每天早上都去跑步。
2. 每个人都有自己的想法。
3. 我每次去那家店都会买咖啡。

用法指南

语境: everyday, routine, description

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 每个周末我都会去看望父母。(I visit my parents every weekend.)
• 每一次失败都是一次学习的机会。(Every failure is a chance to learn.)

错误说法

• 每人都来了。(Don't use 每 directly before a noun without a measure word — say 每个人 with the measure word 个)

起源与历史

Originally depicted a woman wearing a headdress, later meaning to flourish. The meaning shifted to every or each through usage in classical Chinese as a cyclical marker.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal