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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    adv.all

    • tā men liǎ nà shí dōu hái nián qīng

      他们那时年轻

      They were both young at that time.

    • yī qiè dōu zhǔn bèi hǎo le

      一切准备

      Everything is ready.

    • rén dōu lái qí le

      Everybody is here.

    • rèn hé yī jiàn zhí dé zuò de shì dōu yīng gāi bǎ tā zuò hǎo

      任何值得应该

      Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

  • 2

    adv.even

    • lián xiǎo hái dōu zhī dào zhè ge dào lǐ

      小孩知道这个道理

      Even children know this truth.

    • tā lián kàn dōu bù kàn tā yī yǎn

      He didn't even look at it.

    • bǐ qīn jiě jie dōu hǎo

      姐姐

      closer than even one's own sister

    • yī dòng dōu bù dòng

      motionless

  • 3

    adv.already

    • fàn dōu liáng le kuài lái chī ba

      The food is cold already. Come and eat quickly!

    • wǒ men zhè yī bié dōu yǒu sān nián le

      我们

      We haven't seen each other for three years.

    • tā dōu suì le

      90

      She's already ninety.

    • dōu liù yuè le tiān hái zhè me liáng

      六月这么

      It's already June, yet it's still so cool.

Word usage

  • Note
    When pronounced as "dū", "都" refers to big cities and capitals, such as "都市" and "建都". The "都" in the adverb "大都" is also pronounced as "dū". "都" means "even, already", and it is sometimes read in the neutral tone.

Similar-form characters to 都

Chinese Characters with pinyin dōu

  • wrap up and let hang in a piece of cloth, etc.; bag
  • containers made of bamboo, rattan, etc.
  • roots and stems of certain plants; used for trees or plants