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都(dū / dōu) — meaning, uses and examples

都dōu

1. adverb all; in every case

   大家都来了。

   Dàjiā dōu lái le.

   Everyone has come.

2. adverb echoes question words or 连 in emphatic patterns: without exception; even

   他什么都吃。

   Tā shénme dōu chī.

   He eats anything.

3. adverb already (with exaggerated or urging tone, often with sentence-final 了)

   都十二点了，你还不睡？

   Dōu shí'èr diǎn le, nǐ hái bù shuì?

   It is already twelve — why are you still up?

都dū

1. noun capital; big city

   北京是中国的首都。

   Běijīng shì Zhōngguó de shǒudū.

   Beijing is the capital of China.