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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

全

Stroke order for 都

都

Examples

。

We all already know.

。

He ate everything.

。

All of these books are mine.

。

The children have all fallen asleep.

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Everything he said is true.

全都 (quán dōu) means all or entirely.

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This word is part of lesson 19.