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The Chinese word

都
is pronounced
dōu | dou1
means
all, both (if two things are involved), entirely (due to)each, even, already
Examples:
她一整晚都在哭。
tā yī zhěng wǎn dū zài kū.
She kept crying all night long.
他们都是好老师。
tā mén dū shì hǎo lǎo shī.
All of them are good teachers.
京都的夏天很热。
jing1 du1 de xia4 tian1 hen3 re4.
Summers are very hot in Kyoto.
他们都是一样的吗？
ta1 men2 du1 shi4 yi1 yang4 de ma2?
Are they all the same? | Are they both the same?
科学和数学我都喜欢。
kē xué hé shù xué wǒ dū xǐ huān.
I like both science and math.
１、３、５都是奇数。
１、３、５ dū shì qí shù.
One, three, and five are odd numbers.
所有被发明的都是真的。
suǒ yǒu bèi fā míng de dū shì zhēn de.
All that which is invented, is true.
所有苹果树都被砍倒了。
suǒ yǒu píng guǒ shù dū bèi kǎn dǎo liǎo.
All the apple trees were cut down.
从马德里来的人都很怪。
cong2 ma3 de2 li3 lai2 de ren2 du1 hen3 guai4.
People from Madrid are weird.
猫在黑暗中都是灰色的。
mao1 zai4 hei1 an4 zhong1 du1 shi4 hui1 se4 de.
All cats are grey in the dark. | At night all cats are grey.
你做任何事都要尽全力。
ni3 zuo4 ren4 he2 shi4 du1 yao4 jin4 quan2 li4.
Do your best in anything you do. | Give your best effort in all that you do.
你走了，我们都会想你的。
nǐ zǒu liǎo, wǒ mén dū huì xiǎng nǐ de.
We shall all miss you when you go away.
要掌握法语一点都不容易。
yào zhǎng wò fǎ yǔ yī diǎn dū bù róng yì.
It's not easy to master French at all.
我们都期待看到你和你的家人。
wǒ mén dū qī dài kàn dào nǐ hé nǐ de jiā rén.
We are all looking forward to seeing you and your family.
他和他的姐妹们目前都住在东京。
tā hé tā de jiě mèi mén mù qián dū zhù zài dōng jīng.
His sisters as well as he are now living in Tokio. | He and his sisters are currently living in Tokyo.
“你什么时候回来？”“这都要看天气。”.
“ ni3 shen2 me shi2 hou4 hui2 lai2 ？”“ zhe4 du1 yao4 kan4 tian1 qi4.”
When will you be back? "It all depends on the weather." | "When will you come back?" "It all depends on the weather.".
家乐福的火腿剩料一点都不贵，然而却很好吃。
jia1 le4 fu2 de huo3 tui3 sheng4 liao4 yi1 dian3 du1 bu4 gui4, ran2 er2 que4 hen3 hao3 chi1.
Carrefour's Ham offcuts are not expensive at all, but are nonetheless delicious.
他给我们讲了一个有趣的故事，我们都笑了起来。
tā gěi wǒ mén jiǎng liǎo yī gè yǒu qù de gù shì, wǒ mén dū xiào liǎo qǐ lái.
He told us such a funny story that we all laughed.
他试图表现得很愉快，但我们都知道他有多悲伤。
ta1 shi4 tu2 biao3 xian4 de2 hen3 yu2 kuai4, dan4 wo3 men2 du1 zhi1 dao4 ta1 you3 duo1 bei1 shang1.
He tried to act cheerfully, but we all knew how sad he felt.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org