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The adverb 都: all, both
From the lesson “I watched a movie”
Structure
Plural subject + 都 (+ 不/没) + Verb
范围副词“都”表示全部、总括，总括的对象在“都”前。否定时，否定词在“都”后。 都 means “all” or “both”. It goes before the verb and refers back to the people or things before it: 我们都会写了 (We can all write). In the negative, 不 or 没 comes after 都: 同学们都没听见 (None of the students heard).
Examples
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我们都会写了。
Wǒmen dōu huì xiě le.
We can all write now.
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我和我的朋友们都去。
Wǒ hé wǒ de péngyoumen dōu qù.
My friends and I are all going.
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同学们都没听见。
Tóngxuémen dōu méi tīngjiàn.
None of the students heard it.