# Expressing "all" with "所有"

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- 你 买 了 她 _所有 的_ 书 ？
  <!-- - Nǐ mǎi le tā _suǒyǒu de_ shū? -->
  - You've bought all her books?
- 我 喜欢 _所有_ 我 妈妈 做 的 菜 。
  <!-- - Wǒ xǐhuan _suǒyǒu_ wǒ māma zuò de cài. -->
  - I like all the food my mom cooks.
- 他 记得 _所有_ 朋友 的 生日 。
  <!-- - Tā jìde _suǒyǒu_ péngyou de shēngrì. -->
  - He remembers all of his friends' birthdays.
- 我 的 孩子 看 过 _所有_ 的 迪斯尼 动画片 。
  <!-- - Wǒ de háizi kàn guo _suǒyǒu_ de Dísīní dònghuàpiàn. -->
  - My child has seen all of the Disney animated films.
- _所有_ 人 **都** 走 了 吗 ？
  <!-- - _Suǒyǒu_ rén **dōu** zǒu le ma? -->
  - Did all the people leave?
- _所有 的_ 学校 **都** 放假 了。
  <!-- - _Suǒyǒu de_ xuéxiào **dōu** fàngjià le. -->
  - All the schools are out for the holiday.
- 我们 学校 _所有 的_ 老师 **都** 会 说 英文 。
  <!-- - Wǒmen xuéxiào _suǒyǒu de_ lǎoshī **dōu** huì shuō Yīngwén. -->
  - All the teachers in our school can speak English.
- 我们 公司 _所有_ 人 **都** 参加 了 这个 会议 。
  <!-- - Wǒmen gōngsī _suǒyǒu_ rén **dōu** cānjiā le zhège huìyì. -->
  - All people in our company attended this meeting.
- 不是 _所有 的_ 美国 人 **都** 爱 喝 咖啡 。
  <!-- - Bù shì _suǒyǒu de_ Měiguó rén **dōu** ài hē kāfēi. -->
  - Not all Americans like drinking coffee.
- 不是 _所有_ 问题 **都** 能 用 钱 来 解决 。
  <!-- - Bù shì _suǒyǒu_ wèntí **dōu** néng yòng qián lái jiějué. -->
  - Not all problems can be solved with money.
- 不是 _所有_ 朋友 **都** 愿意 帮 他 。
  <!-- - Bù shì _suǒyǒu_ péngyou **dōu** yuànyì bāng tā. -->
  - Not all of his friends are willing to help him.
- 不是 _所有 的_ 公司 **都** 给 员工 提供 培训 。
  <!-- - Bù shì _suǒyǒu de_ gōngsī **dōu** gěi yuángōng tígōng péixùn. -->
  - Not all companies provide their employees with training.

</SentenceQuiz>

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- Level: [B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points) / [HSK4](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK4_grammar_points)
- Similar to
  - [Emphasizing quantity with "都"](../A2/都.md) (A2)
  - [Expressing "everything" with "什么都"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22everything%22_with_%22shenme_dou%22) (A2)
  - [Expressing "double negation"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22double_negation%22) (B1)
  - [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 "every" with question words](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22every%22_with_question_words) (B1)
  - [Expressing "less than" with "不到"](./不到.md) (B1)
  - [Indicating the whole with "全"](./全.md) (B1)
  - [Expressing "any" with "任何"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22any%22_with_%22renhe%22) (B2)
  - [Expressing "no exception" with "一律"](../C1/adverbs/一律.md) (C1)
- Used for: [Expressing quantity](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_quantity)
- Keywords: [所有](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%89%80%E6%9C%89)

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You can use 所有 (suǒyǒu) to say "all of" something. It's what you use to say phrases like "all the money in the world" or "all of my friends."

## Basic Pattern

### Structure

This pattern is used to refer to "all" of a noun, with the quantity of said noun usually being fairly large. You may notice that the 的 after 所有 is occasionally omitted.

所有 (+ 的) + Noun

### Examples

- 你 买 了 她 _所有 的_ 书 ？
  <!-- - Nǐ mǎi le tā _suǒyǒu de_ shū? -->
  - You've bought all her books?
- 我 喜欢 _所有_ 我 妈妈 做 的 菜 。
  <!-- - Wǒ xǐhuan _suǒyǒu_ wǒ māma zuò de cài. -->
  - I like all the food my mom cooks.
- 他 记得 _所有_ 朋友 的 生日 。
  <!-- - Tā jìde _suǒyǒu_ péngyou de shēngrì. -->
  - He remembers all of his friends' birthdays.
- 我 的 孩子 看 过 _所有_ 的 迪斯尼 动画片 。
  <!-- - Wǒ de háizi kàn guo _suǒyǒu_ de Dísīní dònghuàpiàn. -->
  - My child has seen all of the Disney animated films.

## Full Sentence Pattern

When you make 所有 part of the subject, you're typically going to need 都 before the predicate.

### Structure

所有 (+ 的) + Noun + 都 + Predicate

The [predicate](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Predicate) part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.

### Examples

- _所有_ 人 **都** 走 了 吗 ？
  <!-- - _Suǒyǒu_ rén **dōu** zǒu le ma? -->
  - Did all the people leave?
- _所有 的_ 学校 **都** 放假 了。
  <!-- - _Suǒyǒu de_ xuéxiào **dōu** fàngjià le. -->
  - All the schools are out for the holiday.
- 我们 学校 _所有 的_ 老师 **都** 会 说 英文 。
  <!-- - Wǒmen xuéxiào _suǒyǒu de_ lǎoshī **dōu** huì shuō Yīngwén. -->
  - All the teachers in our school can speak English.
- 我们 公司 _所有_ 人 **都** 参加 了 这个 会议 。
  <!-- - Wǒmen gōngsī _suǒyǒu_ rén **dōu** cānjiā le zhège huìyì. -->
  - All people in our company attended this meeting.

## "Not All" with 不是所有的

Take note that you use 不是 rather than just 不 to negate 所有.

### Structure

不是 + 所有 (+ 的) + Noun + 都 + Predicate

### Examples

- 不是 _所有 的_ 美国 人 **都** 爱 喝 咖啡 。
  <!-- - Bù shì _suǒyǒu de_ Měiguó rén **dōu** ài hē kāfēi. -->
  - Not all Americans like drinking coffee.
- 不是 _所有_ 问题 **都** 能 用 钱 来 解决 。
  <!-- - Bù shì _suǒyǒu_ wèntí **dōu** néng yòng qián lái jiějué. -->
  - Not all problems can be solved with money.
- 不是 _所有_ 朋友 **都** 愿意 帮 他 。
  <!-- - Bù shì _suǒyǒu_ péngyou **dōu** yuànyì bāng tā. -->
  - Not all of his friends are willing to help him.
- 不是 _所有 的_ 公司 **都** 给 员工 提供 培训 。
  <!-- - Bù shì _suǒyǒu de_ gōngsī **dōu** gěi yuángōng tígōng péixùn. -->
  - Not all companies provide their employees with training.

## See also

- [Expressing "Everyone" with "谁"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22Everyone%22_with_%22shei%22)
- [Expressing "All" with "什么都"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22All%22_with_%22shenme_dou%22)
- [Expressing "Every" with "每" and "都"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22Every%22_with_%22mei%22_and_%22dou%22)
- [Indicating the whole with "全"](./全.md)

## Sources and further reading

### Books

- [Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Modern_Mandarin_Chinese_Grammar:_A_Practical_Guide) (pp. 283) [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,)
- [Contemporary Chinese 4 (当代中文4) ](<https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Contemporary_Chinese_4_(%E5%BD%93%E4%BB%A3%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%874)>) (pp. 181) [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,)

### Websites

- Chinesegrammar.info: [Chinese grammar 所 (suǒ) structural particle](http://chinesegrammar.info/particles/suo-structural-particle/)