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  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">每⋯⋯都⋯⋯</span> (<span class="pinyin">měi... dōu...</span>) is a pattern used to express "<b>every time,</b>" even though the phrase <span class="hanzi">每次</span> (<span class="pinyin">měi cì</span>) may not be explicitly used.</p>

  <h2>Contents</h2>

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    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>

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      <li>Books<br/></li>
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  <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>

  <p>You should already be familiar with how <a href="%E6%AF%8F" class="uri" title="wikilink">每</a> and <a href="%E9%83%BD" class="uri" title="wikilink">都</a> work together. In this grammar structure, the focus is on what happens every time a certain action is done, for example, "<b>every time he comes across a problem, he needs to write it down.</b>"</p>

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      <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">每</span> + Verb + Number + Measure Word + Noun + <span class="hanzist">都</span> + Verb
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      <li><span class="hanzi">他 每 遇到 一 个 问题 都 要 记 下来 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā měi yùdào yī gè wèntí dōu yào jì xiàlái.</span><br/><span> Every time he comes across a problem, he needs to write it down.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">她 每 去一个 地方 都 要 拍照 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā měi qùyī gè dìfang dōu yào pāizhào.</span><br/><span> Every time she visits some place, she takes photos.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 每 拍 完 一部 电影 都 要 休息 一个月 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā měi pāi wán yī bù diànyǐng dōu yào xiūxi yī gè yuè.</span><br/><span> Every time he finishes shooting a movie, he needs to take a break for one month.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">记住 ，每 写 完 一 篇 文章 都 要 保存 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Jìzhù, měi xiě wán yī piān wénzhāng dōu yào bǎocún.</span><br/><span> Remember, every time you finish writing an article, save it.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 每 换 一 个 工作 ， 都 要 搬家 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā měi huàn yī gè gōngzuò, dōu yào bānjiā.</span><br/><span> Every time he starts a new job, he moves.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">为什么 我 每 说 一 件 事 ， 你 都 要 问 “真的吗” ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Wèishénme wǒ měi shuō yī jiàn shì, nǐ dōu yào wèn"zhēnde ma"?</span><br/><span> Why you have to ask "really" every time I say something?</span></li>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

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    <li><a href="Pronoun_&quot;mei&quot;_for_&quot;every&quot;" title="wikilink">Pronoun "mei" for "every"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Emphasising_quantity_with_&quot;dou&quot;" title="wikilink">Emphasising quantity with "dou"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Measure_words_for_verbs" title="wikilink">Measure words for verbs</a></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

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    <li>Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 87-8)</li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 267)</li>

    <li>Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 284-5)</li>
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