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all; both; entirely

中表示全部或整体；毫无例外biǎoshì quánbù huò zhěngtǐ；háowú lìwài

• wǒmendōushìxuésheng.

  我们都是学生。🔊

  We are all students.

• zhèliǎngběnshūwǒdōukànguòle。

  这两本书我都看过了。🔊

  I've read both of these books.

(used for emphasis) even

中表示包括在内，甚至最极端的情况也不例外biǎoshì bāokuò zàinèi, shènzhì zuì jíduān de qíngkuàng yě búlìwài

• tāshénmedōuzhīdào.

  他什么都知道。🔊

  He knows everything.

• Zhèdàotíliánlǎoshīdōudábushànglái.

  这道题连老师都答不上来。🔊

  Even the teacher couldn't answer this question.

already

中表示动作已经完成或情况已经发生biǎoshì dòngzuò yǐjīng wánchéng huòzhě qíngkuàng yǐjīng fāshēng

• tādōuyǐjīngzǒule.

  他都已经走了。🔊

  He's already left.

• Fàndōuliángle,nǐháibùláichī.

  饭都凉了，你还不来吃。🔊

  The food has gone cold and you still haven't come to eat.

(not) at all

中完全不；根本不wánquán bù；gēnběn bù

• wǒyīdiǎnrdōubùxǐhuān.

  我一点儿都不喜欢。🔊

  I don't like it at all.

• Tāshuōdehuàwǒyīgèzìdōutīngbùdǒng.

  他说的话我一个字都听不懂。🔊

  I couldn't understand a single word he said.

capital city

中国家的主要城市，政治、文化的中心guójiā de zhǔyào chéngshì、zhèngzhì、wénhuà de zhōngxīn

• běijīngshìzhōngguódeshǒudū.

  北京是中国的首都。🔊

  Beijing is the capital of China.

• Xī'āncéngshìTángcháodedūchéng。

  西安曾是唐朝的都城。🔊

  Xi'an was once the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

metropolis

中大城市；国家的中心城市dà chéngshì；guójiā de zhōngxin chéngshì

• shànghǎishìyígèdàdūshì.

  上海是一个大都市。🔊

  Shanghai is a major city.

• Chéngdūshìxīnándìqūdezhòngyàodàdū.

  成都是西南地区的重要大都。🔊

  Chengdu is an important major city in the Southwest region.

surname Du

中姓氏，一个人的家族名字xìngshì, yīgè rén de jiāzú míngzi

• Dūlǎoshīshìwǒmenbānzuìshòuhuānyíngdelǎoshī。

  都老师是我们班最受欢迎的老师。🔊

  Teacher Du is the most popular teacher in our class.