<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>In this article we will look at the structure for saying "every" in Chinese, which is slightly more involved than just throwing in the word 每 (měi).</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <p>The pronoun 每 (měi) covers the meanings of "each" and "every." It should normally be used with a <a href="measure_word" title= "wikilink">measure word</a> and <a href= "Emphasizing_quantity_with_"dou"" title="wikilink">used with 都 (dōu)</a> in a complete sentence.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>每 + Measure Word + Noun + 都</p> </div> <p>Note that there are some words that don't use measure words because they themselves are already measure words. For example: 天 (tiān), 年 (nián), 周 (zhōu), 次 (cì) etc.</p> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><em>每</em> 个 菜 <strong>都</strong> 好吃。<span class= "pinyin"><em>Měi</em> gè cài <strong>dōu</strong> hěn hǎochī.</span><span class="trans">Every dish is delicious.</span></li> <li>你 <em>每</em> 个 人 <strong>都</strong> 认识 吗？<span class= "pinyin">Nǐ <em>měi</em> gè rén <strong>dōu</strong> rènshi ma?</span> <span class="trans">Do you know every person?</span></li> <li>老板 <em>每</em> 个 月 <strong>都</strong> 出差。<span class= "pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em>měi</em> gè yuè <strong>dōu</strong> chūchāi.</span><span class="trans">The boss goes on business trips every month.</span></li> <li>他 <em>每</em> 天 <strong>都</strong> 不 吃 早饭。<span class= "pinyin">Tā <em>měi</em> tiān <strong>dōu</strong> bù chī zǎofàn.</span><span class="trans">Every morning he skips breakfast.</span></li> <li>他 <em>每</em> 年 <strong>都</strong> 来 中国。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>měi</em> nián <strong>dōu</strong> lái Zhōngguó.</span><span class="trans">He comes to China every year.</span></li> <li>我 <em>每</em> 个 星期 <strong>都</strong> 给 妈妈 打电话。<span class= "pinyin">Wǒ <em>měi</em> gè xīngqī <strong>dōu</strong> gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.</span><span class="trans">I give mom a phone call every week.</span></li> <li>这个 班 的 <em>每</em> 个 学生 <strong>都</strong> 很 聪明。<span class= "pinyin">Zhège bān de <em>měi</em> gè xuéshēng <strong>dōu</strong> hěn cōngming.</span><span class="trans">Each of the students in this class are very smart.</span></li> <li>老师 <em>每</em> 天 <strong>都</strong> 给 我们 很多 作业。<span class= "pinyin">Lǎoshī <em>měi</em> tiān <strong>dōu</strong> gěi wǒmen hěn duō zuòyè.</span><span class="trans">Every day the teacher gives us a lot of homework.</span></li> <li>我们 <em>每</em> 周 <strong>都</strong> 要 开会。<span class= "pinyin">Wǒmen <em>měi</em> zhōu <strong>dōu</strong> yào kāihuì.</span><span class="trans">Every week we need to have a meeting.</span></li> <li>他们 <em>每</em> 个 周末 <strong>都</strong> 去 公园。<span class= "pinyin">Tāmen <em>měi</em> gè zhōumò <strong>dōu</strong> qù gōngyuán.</span><span class="trans">Every weekend they go to the park.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href= "Expressing_"every_time"_with_"mei"_and_"dou"" title="wikilink">Expressing "every time" with "mei" and "dou"</a></li> <li><a href="Measure_words_for_counting" title="wikilink">Measure words for counting</a></li> <li><a href="Measure_words_for_verbs" title="wikilink">Measure words for verbs</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="Chinese:_An_Essential_Grammar,_Second_Edition" title= "wikilink">Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition</a> (p. 19) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a> <a href= "Category:Measure_Words" title="wikilink">Category:Measure Words</a></p> </body> </html>