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所有suǒ yǒuall

HSK 4word

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所有 (suǒ yǒu) means "all." It comes before a noun, often with 的, to talk about every one of a group, as in 所有的人 (everyone) and 所有的钱 (all the money). This entry covers that one sense: all, every one of the people or things named.

What does 所有 mean?

  1. 1.

    alladjective

What do the characters in 所有 mean?

  • 所that which
  • 有to have; there is

How do you use 所有?

See it in 所有的人, 所有的钱 and 所有的学生.

Patterns

  • 所有的 + noun + 都

    所有的人都来了。

    Suǒ yǒu de rén dōu lái le.

    Everyone has come.

  • 所有的 + noun

    他知道所有的事情。

    Tā zhīdào suǒ yǒu de shìqing.

    He knows everything.

What are some examples of 所有 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    所有的人都来了。

    Suǒyǒu de rén dōu lái le.

    Everyone has come.

  2. HSK 3

    我把所有的钱都给他了。

    Wǒ bǎ suǒyǒu de qián dōu gěi tā le.

    I gave him all my money.

  3. HSK 1

    所有的学生都喜欢这个老师。

    Suǒyǒu de xuéshēng dōu xǐhuan zhège lǎoshī.

    All the students like this teacher.

  4. HSK 2

    他知道所有的事情。

    Tā zhīdào suǒyǒu de shìqing.

    He knows everything.

How is 所有 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    大家都到了吗？

    Dàjiā dōu dào le ma?

    Is everyone here?

  2. Speaker B:

    到了，所有的人都来了。

    Dào le, suǒyǒu de rén dōu lái le.

    Yes, everyone has come.

  3. Speaker A:

    好，那我们开始吧。

    Hǎo, nà wǒmen kāishǐ ba.

    Great, then let's start.

  4. Speaker B:

    好的。

    Hǎo de.

    Sure.

Can you use 所有 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: ___的人都来了。 (Everyone has come.)
  2. 2.What does 所有的学生 mean?
  3. 3.Which word fits: 我把___的钱都给他了。 (I gave him all my money.)

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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.