# Expressing "every" with "每"

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- _每_ 个 菜 **都** 好吃。
  <!-- - _Měi_ gè cài **dōu** hěn hǎochī. -->
  - Every dish is delicious.
- 你 _每_ 个 人 **都** 认识 吗？
  <!-- - Nǐ _měi_ gè rén **dōu** rènshi ma? -->
  - Do you know every person?
- 老板 _每_ 个 月 **都** 出差。
  <!-- - Lǎobǎn _měi_ gè yuè **dōu** chūchāi. -->
  - The boss goes on business trips every month.
- 他 _每_ 天 **都** 不 吃 早饭。
  <!-- - Tā _měi_ tiān **dōu** bù chī zǎofàn. -->
  - Every morning he skips breakfast.
- 他 _每_ 年 **都** 来 中国。
  <!-- - Tā _měi_ nián **dōu** lái Zhōngguó. -->
  - He comes to China every year.
- 我 _每_ 个 星期 **都** 给 妈妈 打电话。
  <!-- - Wǒ _měi_ gè xīngqī **dōu** gěi māma dǎ diànhuà. -->
  - I give mom a phone call every week.
- 这个 班 的 _每_ 个 学生 **都** 很 聪明。
  <!-- - Zhège bān de _měi_ gè xuéshēng **dōu** hěn cōngming. -->
  - Each of the students in this class are very smart.
- 老师 _每_ 天 **都** 给 我们 很多 作业。
  <!-- - Lǎoshī _měi_ tiān **dōu** gěi wǒmen hěn duō zuòyè. -->
  - Every day the teacher gives us a lot of homework.
- 我们 _每_ 周 **都** 要 开会。
  <!-- - Wǒmen _měi_ zhōu **dōu** yào kāihuì. -->
  - Every week we need to have a meeting.
- 他们 _每_ 个 周末 **都** 去 公园。
  <!-- - Tāmen _měi_ gè zhōumò **dōu** qù gōngyuán. -->
  - Every weekend they go to the park.

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- Level: [A2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/A2_grammar_points) / [HSK2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK2_grammar_points)
- Similar to
  - [The "all" adverb "都"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22all%22_adverb_%22dou%22) (A1)
  - [Emphasizing quantity with "都"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasizing_quantity_with_%22dou%22) (A2)
  - [Measure words for counting](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_words_for_counting) (A2)
  - [Expressing "every time" with "每" and "都"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22every_time%22_with_%22mei%22_and_%22dou%22) (B1)
  - [Expressing "how often"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22how_often%22) (B1)
  - [Measure words for verbs](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_words_for_verbs) (B1)
  - [Expressing "all" with "凡是"](../C1/adverbs/凡是.md) (C1)
- Used for
- Keywords: [都](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E9%83%BD), [每](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%AF%8F)

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In this article we will look at the structure for saying "every" in Chinese, which is slightly more involved than just throwing in the word 每 (měi).

## Structure

The pronoun 每 (měi) covers the meanings of "each" and "every." It should normally be used with a [measure word](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_word) and [used with 都 (dōu)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasizing_quantity_with_%22dou%22) in a complete sentence.

每 + Measure Word + Noun + 都

Note that there are some words that don't use measure words because they themselves are already measure words. For example: 天 (tiān), 年 (nián), 周 (zhōu), 次 (cì) etc.

## Examples

- _每_ 个 菜 **都** 好吃。
  <!-- - _Měi_ gè cài **dōu** hěn hǎochī. -->
  - Every dish is delicious.
- 你 _每_ 个 人 **都** 认识 吗？
  <!-- - Nǐ _měi_ gè rén **dōu** rènshi ma? -->
  - Do you know every person?
- 老板 _每_ 个 月 **都** 出差。
  <!-- - Lǎobǎn _měi_ gè yuè **dōu** chūchāi. -->
  - The boss goes on business trips every month.
- 他 _每_ 天 **都** 不 吃 早饭。
  <!-- - Tā _měi_ tiān **dōu** bù chī zǎofàn. -->
  - Every morning he skips breakfast.
- 他 _每_ 年 **都** 来 中国。
  <!-- - Tā _měi_ nián **dōu** lái Zhōngguó. -->
  - He comes to China every year.
- 我 _每_ 个 星期 **都** 给 妈妈 打电话。
  <!-- - Wǒ _měi_ gè xīngqī **dōu** gěi māma dǎ diànhuà. -->
  - I give mom a phone call every week.
- 这个 班 的 _每_ 个 学生 **都** 很 聪明。
  <!-- - Zhège bān de _měi_ gè xuéshēng **dōu** hěn cōngming. -->
  - Each of the students in this class are very smart.
- 老师 _每_ 天 **都** 给 我们 很多 作业。
  <!-- - Lǎoshī _měi_ tiān **dōu** gěi wǒmen hěn duō zuòyè. -->
  - Every day the teacher gives us a lot of homework.
- 我们 _每_ 周 **都** 要 开会。
  <!-- - Wǒmen _měi_ zhōu **dōu** yào kāihuì. -->
  - Every week we need to have a meeting.
- 他们 _每_ 个 周末 **都** 去 公园。
  <!-- - Tāmen _měi_ gè zhōumò **dōu** qù gōngyuán. -->
  - Every weekend they go to the park.

## See also

- [Expressing "every time" with "每" and "都"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22every_time%22_with_%22mei%22_and_%22dou%22)
- [Measure words for counting](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_words_for_counting)
- [Measure words for verbs](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_words_for_verbs)

## Sources and further reading

### Books

- [HSK Standard Course 2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK_Standard_Course_2) (pp. 12) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Chinese:_An_Essential_Grammar,_Second_Edition) (p. 19) [→buy](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615)