Definitions
(adverb)
all; both; entirely; even
(noun)
capital city; metropolis
About
都 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic city radical 阝 on the right and the phonetic component 者 on the left. Originally pronounced dū, it denoted a capital city or administrative center. Later, it developed a common adverbial reading dōu, meaning all or entirely, used to summarize preceding subjects or emphasize totality.
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我们都很高兴。
你们都是我的朋友。
这些书都很有意思。
他什么都会做。
现在都已经太晚了。
连小孩子都知道这个故事。
无论刮风还是下雨，我都会去。
这件事你都不知道，就太不应该了。