Level 2 · Elementary
Every: 每…都
每 + MW + Noun + 都 + Verb
每 (měi, "every") almost always brings 都 along before the verb: 我每天都喝茶 "I drink tea every day", 每个人都喜欢她 "everyone likes her".
Dropping the 都 (每个人喜欢她) sounds noticeably off — treat 每…都 as a set.
Examples
我每天都喝茶。
wǒ měi tiān dōu hē chá
I drink tea every day.
每个人都喜欢她。
每個人都喜歡她。
měi gè rén dōu xǐ huan tā
Everyone likes her.
他每年都去中国。
他每年都去中國。
tā měi nián dōu qù zhōng guó
He goes to China every year.
每本书都很有意思。
每本書都很有意思。
měi běn shū dōu hěn yǒu yì si
Every book is interesting.
Common mistakes
✗ 每个人喜欢她。
✓ 每个人都喜欢她。
每 wants 都 before the verb.
Related grammar points
See it in a story
Read this pattern in context: Packing Up (Part 1) — free graded stories with tap-to-reveal pinyin and translations.
