If you are trying to draw similarities amongst a group, you will want to pair two key words together. You will want to use 也 (yě) first followed by 都 (dōu) to express that a group of people have something in common.

Positive Form

Structure

If you're using 也 (yě) and 都 (dōu) in the same sentence, remember to put 也 (yě) first:

Examples

我很好，我的家人也都很好。 Wǒ hěn hǎo, wǒ de jiārén yě dōu hěn hǎo. I'm good. So is my family.
大人很喜欢这个餐厅，孩子们也都很喜欢。 Dàren hěn xǐhuan zhège cāntīng, háizi men yě dōu hěn xǐhuan. Both adults and children like this restaurant.
我老板是美国人，很多客户也都是美国人。 Wǒ lǎobǎn shì Měiguó rén, hěn duō kèhù yě dōu shì Měiguó rén. My boss is American. Lots of our clients are also Americans.
他很高，他的两个弟弟也都比较高。 Tā hěn gāo, tā de liǎng gè dìdi yě dōu bǐjiào gāo. He's tall. So are his two younger brothers.
老板加班，你们也都要加班吗？ Lǎobǎn jiābān, nǐmen yě dōu yào jiābān ma? The boss works late, but do you all need to work late too?

Negative Form

Structure

If you're using 不(bù) or 没(méi) with 也都 (yě dōu) in the same sentence, remember to put 不(bù) or 没(méi) after 也都 (yě dōu):

Examples

我们也都没吃饭，一起去吧。 Wǒmen yě dōu méi chīfàn, yīqǐ qù ba. We all haven't eaten. Let's go together.
这些不贵，那些也都不贵。 Zhèxiē bù guì, nàxiē yě dōu bù guì. These are not expensive. Those aren't expensive, either.
我不喜欢 Trump ，我的朋友也都不喜欢他。 Wǒ bù xǐhuan Trump, wǒ de péngyou yě dōu bù xǐhuan tā. I don't like Trump. My friends don't like him, either.
你觉得你不容易？我们也都不容易。 Nǐ juéde nǐ bù róngyì? Wǒmen yě dōu bù róngyì. You're saying it isn't easy for you? It isn't easy for us, either.
我没去过美国，我的家人也都没去过。 Wǒ méi qù guo Měiguó, wǒ de jiārén yě dōu méi qù guo. I've never been to America. My family has never been there, either.

Using "ye" and "dou" together

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Positive Form

Structure

Examples

Negative Form

Structure

Examples

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