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全都quán dōuall

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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. 1.

    alladverb

  2. 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?

  1. 我们全都去。

    Wǒmen quándōu qù.

    All of us are going.

  2. 这些水果全都很新鲜。

    Zhèxiē shuǐguǒ quándōu hěn xīnxiān.

    All of these fruits are very fresh.

  3. 桌子上的菜他全都吃了。

    Zhuōzi shang de cài tā quándōu chī le.

    He ate all the food on the table.

How is 全都 used in a conversation?

  1. 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?

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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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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.