都

dōu

HSK 1freq #25

Meanings

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dōu

1.all; both; entirely
2.(used for emphasis) even
3.already
4.(not) at all

Dū

1.surname Du

dū

1.capital city
2.metropolis

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Wiktionary

1.only used in 嘟囔 (dūnang)
2.to pout; to pucker up
3.to honk; to beep
4.beep sound
5.bleep (as a replacement for sensitive words, such as profanity or brand names)
6.to tap a card; to swipe a card
7.to scan
8.metropolis; large city
9.capital; capital city
10.to make a place the capital city; to establish a capital
11.graceful; elegant
12.a surname, Du
13.all; both (used to indicate that the statement is true for every subject or object); or the entirety of something
14.even
15.even, interchangeable with 也 (yě)
16.Used in the 連……都…… structure; interchangeable with 也 (yě); even
17.at all
18.already
19.as well; also; too
20.still; anyways; nevertheless

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Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

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Stroke order

Components

都者阝

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

都给我。
Give me everything.
人人都好。
Everybody is fine.
大家都还行。
Everyone was OK.
我们都哭了。
We both cried.
什么都没动。
Nothing moved.
他们都知道。
They all knew.

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Synonyms

中都大城市大邦大都市大都會大都会都市都會都会都邑皆均俱全下攏計計計到了攏總儕禿孩純恆和沃亦也亦都

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Related words

全都 all 都会 city 首都 capital (city)都市 city; metropolis 大都 for the most part 大都 for the most part 大都 Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing 望都 see 望都县[Wàng dū Xiàn]陪都 provisional capital of a country (e.g. in time of war)帝都 imperial capital 京都 Kyoto (city in Japan)宁都 see 宁都县[Níng dū Xiàn]