<!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>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.</p> <h2 id="positive-pattern">Positive Pattern</h2> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <p>If you're using 也 (yě) and 都 (dōu) in the same sentence, remember to put 也 (yě) first:</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 也都 + Verb / Adj.</p> </div> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>他们 <em>也 都</em> 是 法国 人。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>yě dōu</em> shì Fǎguó rén.</span><span class="trans">They are also all French people.</span></li> <li>我们 <em>也 都</em> 喜欢 喝 啤酒。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>yě dōu</em> xǐhuan hē píjiǔ.</span><span class="trans">We all like to drink beer too.</span></li> <li>他 很 高 ，他 的 两 个 弟弟 <em>也 都</em> 跟 他 差不多 高 。<span class= "pinyin">Tā hěn gāo, tā de liǎng gè dìdi <em>yě dōu</em> gēn tā chàbuduō gāo.</span><span class="trans">He's tall. His two little brothers and he are more or less the same height.</span></li> <li>老板 经常 加班，你们 <em>也 都</em> 加班 吗？<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn jīngcháng jiābān, nǐmen <em>yě dōu</em> jiābān ma?</span><span class="trans">The boss constantly works overtime, do you all also work overtime?</span></li> <li>这 家 店 的 面包 很 好吃 ，别 的 点心 <em>也 都</em> 不错 。<span class= "pinyin">Zhè jiā diàn de miànbāo hěn hǎochī , bié de diǎnxīn <em>yě dōu</em> bùcuò.</span><span class="trans">This store's bread is very delicious, the other snacks are also not bad.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="negative-pattern">Negative Pattern</h2> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <p>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):</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 也都 + 不 / 没 + Verb</p> <p>Subj. + 也都 + 不 + Adj.</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>我们 <em>也 都 没</em> 吃饭 ，一起 去 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>yě dōu méi</em> chīfàn, yīqǐ qù ba.</span><span class="trans">We all haven't eaten. Let's go together.</span></li> <li>你们 <em>也 都 没</em> 去 过 美国 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>yě dōu méi</em> qù guo Měiguó?</span><span class="trans">Have you all been to America too?</span></li> <li>他 的 父母 都 不 高 ，<em>也 都 不</em> 胖 。<span class="pinyin">Tā de fùmǔ dōu bù gāo, <em>yě dōu bù</em> pàng.</span><span class= "trans">Neither of his parents are very tall or fat.</span></li> <li>他 没 时间 参加 我 的 生日 派对 ，你们 <em>也 都 没</em>时间 吗 ？<span class= "pinyin">Tā méi shíjiān cānjiā wǒ de shēngrì pàiduì, nǐmen <em>yě dōu méi</em> shíjiān ma?</span><span class="trans">He didn't have time to come to my birthday party. Neither did you?</span></li> <li>我 对 瑜伽 不 感 兴趣 ，我的 朋友们 <em>也 都 不</em> 太 感 兴趣 。<span class= "pinyin">Wǒ duì yújiā bù gǎn xìngqù, wǒ de péngyou men <em>yě dōu bù</em> tài gǎn xìngqù.</span><span class="trans">I'm not very interested in yoga. Neither are my friends.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href="The_"all"_adverb" title="wikilink">The "all" adverb</a></li> <li><a href="The_"also"_adverb" title="wikilink">The "also" adverb</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed)" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)</a> (pp. 31-2) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_1_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC1)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)</a> (p. 88) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561910401/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561910401"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8A%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89" title="wikilink">40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册）</a> (p. 73)<a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20">→buy</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed)" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)</a> (pp. 53-4) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_1_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC1)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)</a> (p. 88) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561910401/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561910401"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href="Basic_Patterns_of_Chinese_Grammar" title= "wikilink">Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar</a> (p. 35) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>