都

dōu

adverb HSK 1 #28

Meanings

者 (zhě) + 阝(city) — where all people gather

Wǒmen dōu shì xuéshēng.

We are all students.

Shénme dōu méiyǒu.

There's nothing at all.

Tā lián zǎofàn dōu méi chī.

He didn't even eat breakfast.

grammar

都 must come AFTER the subject it refers to: 我们都去 (we all go), NOT 都我们去. This is a very common word-order mistake for beginners.

mistakes

Don't confuse 都 (dōu, all) with 都 (dū) as in 首都 (shǒudū, capital city). Same character, different pronunciation and meaning.

都 dōu