全都quán dōuall
全都 (quán dōu) means "all" or "without exception." It is an adverb placed before a verb or adjective to say that every member of a group is included, as in 我们全都去 (all of us are going), and it is a stronger way of saying 都.
What does 全都 mean?
- 1.
alladverb
- 2.
without exceptionadverb
What do the characters in 全都 mean?
- 全all
- 都all; both; entirely
How do you use 全都?
全都 goes before the verb or adjective, after the group it covers, and can be stronger than 都 alone.
What are some examples of 全都 in a sentence?
How is 全都 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
明天的会,大家都来吗?
Míngtiān de huì, dàjiā dōu lái ma?
Is everyone coming to tomorrow's meeting?
- Speaker B:
我问过了,他们全都来。
Wǒ wènguo le, tāmen quándōu lái.
I've asked; all of them are coming.
- Speaker A:
那我们要准备十把椅子。
Nà wǒmen yào zhǔnbèi shí bǎ yǐzi.
Then we need to get ten chairs ready.
- Speaker B:
好,我现在就去准备。
Hǎo, wǒ xiànzài jiù qù zhǔnbèi.
OK, I'll go get them ready now.
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Related words
- 全quánallHSK 4
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- 安全ān quánsafeHSK 3
- 都dōuall; both; entirelyHSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.