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<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_&quot;dou&quot;" 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>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href=
"Expressing_&quot;every_time&quot;_with_&quot;mei&quot;_and_&quot;dou&quot;"
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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;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>
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