Learn Hardcore Chinese: fánshì míngtiān tuìfáng de kèrén, dōu yào kàn tuìfángshíjiān. - All guests checking out tomorrow must check the checkout time.

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凡是　明天　退房　的　客人，　都　要　看　退房时间。fánshì míngtiān tuìfáng de kèrén, dōu yào kàn tuìfángshíjiān.

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All guests checking out tomorrow must check the checkout time.

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Breakdown of fánshì míngtiān tuìfáng de kèrén, dōu yào kàn tuìfángshíjiān.

What does 凡是 mean here?

凡是 means something like any, all, or whoever fits this condition.

In this sentence, it introduces a category:

It is often used when Chinese wants to say:

So 凡是 is not just about one specific guest. It means the rule applies generally to that whole group.

Why do we have both 凡是 and 都? Don’t they both mean all?

They often work together as a pair:

This pattern means:

In this sentence:

Structure:

So 凡是 sets up the category, and 都 says the following action applies to every member of that category.

This pairing is very common in Chinese.

How does 明天退房的客人 work grammatically?