HSK 2 grammar · new HSK syllabus
每…都…: every
每 (every) is usually followed by 都 before the verb: 我每天都喝茶.
Structure
- 每 + measure word + noun + 都 + verb
How it works
每 + measure word + noun means “every”: 每个人, 每本书. With 天, 年 and 周, no measure word is needed: 每天, 每年.
A sentence with 每 usually has 都 before the verb: 他每天都跑步.
Examples
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我每天都喝一杯咖啡。
Wǒ měi tiān dōu hē yì bēi kāfēi.
I drink a cup of coffee every day.
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每个人都有自己的爱好。
Měi gè rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de àihào.
Everyone has their own hobbies.
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他每个周末都去游泳。
Tā měi gè zhōumò dōu qù yóuyǒng.
He goes swimming every weekend.
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每次考试他都考得很好。
Měi cì kǎoshì tā dōu kǎo de hěn hǎo.
He does well in every exam.
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我们每年都回家过年。
Wǒmen měi nián dōu huí jiā guònián.
We go home for New Year every year.
Words in these examples (28)
| 我 | wǒ | I; me | HSK 1 |
| 每 | měi | every; each | HSK 2 |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky | HSK 1 |
| 都 | dōu | all; both | HSK 1 |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | HSK 1 |
| 一 | yī | one | HSK 1 |
| 咖啡 | kāfēi | coffee | HSK 2 |
| 个 | gè | (general measure word) | HSK 1 |
| 人 | rén | person; people | HSK 1 |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is | HSK 1 |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself | HSK 2 |
| 的 | de | (particle linking a describer to a noun, like "'s") | HSK 1 |
| 爱好 | àihào | hobby; to be keen on | HSK 2 |
| 他 | tā | he; him | HSK 1 |
| 周末 | zhōumò | weekend | HSK 3 |
| 去 | qù | to go | HSK 1 |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | to swim; swimming | HSK 2 |
| 次 | cì | time (occurrence), as in 三次 "three times" | HSK 2 |
| 考试 | kǎoshì | exam; to take an exam | HSK 2 |
| 考 | kǎo | to take a test | HSK 2 |
| 得 | de | (particle after a verb before a description of how it is done, as in 说得很好) | HSK 2 |
| 很 | hěn | very | HSK 1 |
| 好 | hǎo | good; well | HSK 1 |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we; us | HSK 1 |
| 年 | nián | year | HSK 1 |
| 回 | huí | to return; to go back | HSK 1 |
| 家 | jiā | home; family; (measure word for shops and companies) | HSK 1 |
| 过年 | guònián | to celebrate the New Year | HSK 2 |
Common mistakes
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✗每人都…
✓每个人都…
Most nouns need a measure word after 每.
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✗我每天喝咖啡都。
✓我每天都喝咖啡。
都 goes before the verb.
Check yourself
Choose the word that fills the gap.
1. 每个学生 有一本书。
2. 我 天都六点起床。
3. 每 人都喜欢他。