都 (dōu): Both — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Level 1

HSK 3.0:Recognition 1

HSK 2.0Level 1

HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 都

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 都

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

都

者person, one who

阝mound, city

都=

4.

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5.

How to Use 都

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 都 works in context.

All or both after subject

subjectgroup + 都 + verbadjective

Place 都 (dōu) after a subject or group to mean all or both.

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 都

HSK words that contain this character.

HSK 3.0 · L4

quán全

dōu

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 都 is used in context

shàng上

hǎi海

shì是

yí一

gè个

fán繁

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者person, one who

+阝mound, city

A city (阝) where people (者) gather — a metropolis or capital, bustling with inhabitants.

我

们

都

+

v

e

r

b

/

a

d

j

e

c

t

i

v

e

we all ...

两

个

都

+

v

e

r

b

/

a

d

j

e

c

t

i

v

e

both ...

大

家

都

+

v

e

r

b

/

a

d

j

e

c

t

i

v

e

everyone all ...

都

all

HSK 4

shǒu首

dū都

capital (city)

HSK 3.0 · L6

Dà大

dū都

Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing

HSK 3.0 · L6

dū都

shì市

city; metropolis

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dūh都

uì会

Metropolis / Urban area

huá

华

de的

dū都

shì市

。

Shanghai is a bustling metropolis.

tā他

men们

dōu都

shì是

wǒ我

de的

hǎo好

péng朋

yǒu友

。

They are all my good friends.

Běi北

jīng京

shì是

Zhōng中

guó国

de的

shǒu首

dū都

。

Beijing is the capital of China.

wǒ我

men们

dōu都

hěn很

gāo高

xìng兴

。

We are all very happy.

zhè这

xiē些

shū书

dōu都

hěn很

hǎo好

。

All these books are very good.

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都 (dōu): Both — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 都

Stroke Order Diagrams 都

Character Breakdown

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 都

How to Use 都

All or both after subject

HSK Vocabulary: 都

Example Sentences

HSK Level 1

Same Sound

Same Radical

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HSK Level 1

Same Sound

Same Radical