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(quán dōu) - all, entirely in Mandarin

quándōu

Traditional: 全都

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Translation

all, entirely

Word origin

全都 (quán dōu) pairs 全 (quán), 'all' or 'whole', with the adverb 都 (dōu), 'all' or 'both'. The two reinforce one another to mean 'all' or 'entirely'.

Origin
compound
Root
全 (quán, all) + 都 (dōu, all)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 全

Stroke order for 都

Examples

We all already know.

He ate everything.

All of these books are mine.

The children have all fallen asleep.

Everything he said is true.

全都 (quán dōu) means all or entirely.

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This word is part of lesson 19.