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- <h2>Creating an emphasis on each individual</h2>
- <p>Some measure words and nouns indicating measure can be reduplicated and followed by <span class="pinyin">dōu</span> <span class="hanzi">都</span> (all) to mean 'each and every (without exception)' such as <span class="pinyin">gè</span> <span class="hanzi">个</span>, <span class="pinyin">tiān</span> <span class="hanzi">天</span> (day), <span class="pinyin">nián</span> <span class="hanzi">年</span>(year), <span class="pinyin">jiā</span> <span class="hanzi">家</span> (family), <span class="pinyin">rén</span><span class="hanzi">人</span> (person). This is a very strong way to say 'every', stronger than <span class="pinyin">měi</span> <span class="hanzi">每</span> (every). The emphasis is on the fact that there are no exceptions.</p>
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- <br/><span class="pinyin">Lǎo Wáng de háizi <span class="encadrevert">gè gè</span> dōu huì shuō Fǎyǔ.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">老王的孩子个个都会说法语。</span><br/> Each and every one of Old Wang's children speaks French.</li>
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- <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="encadrevert">tiān tiān</span> dōu kàn bào.</span><br/> <span class="hanzi">我天天都看报。</span><br/> I read newspapers every single day.</li>
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- <br/><span class="pinyin">Měiguó rén <span class="encadrevert">jiā jiā</span> dōu yǒu diànhuà.</span> <br/><span class="hanzi">美国人家家都有电话。</span><br/> Each and every American family has a telephone.<br/></li>
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