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Using "ye" and "dou" together
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- [The "all" adverb
"dou"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22all%22_adverb_%22dou%22) (A1)
- [The "also" adverb
"ye"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22also%22_adverb_%22ye%22) (A1)
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Keywords
[都](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E9%83%BD),
[也](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B9%9F)
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[all](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/All),
[also](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Also),
[both](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Both)
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- [1 Positive
Form](#Positive_Form "wikilink")
- [1.1
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- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
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also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
Subj. + 也都 + Predicate
The
[predicate](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Predicate)
part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.
### 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
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### 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):
Subj. + 也都 + 不 / 没 + Predicate
### 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.
See also
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- [The "all"
adverb](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22all%22_adverb)
- [The "also"
adverb](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22also%22_adverb)
Sources and further reading
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