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dōu

都dōudōu
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Usages of dōu

他tā　和hé　她tā　都dōu　很hěn　高兴gāoxìng。tā hé tā dōu hěn gāoxìng.
He and she are both very happy.
他tā　和hé　她tā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū。tā hé tā dōu xǐhuan kàn shū.
He and she both like to read books.
当然dāngrán，　你nǐ　现在xiànzài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　她tā，　或者huòzhě　我wǒ　来lái　告诉gàosu　她tā，　都dōu　可以kěyǐ。dāngrán, nǐ xiànzài dǎ diànhuà gěi tā, huòzhě wǒ lái gàosu tā, dōu kěyǐ.
Of course. You can call her now, or I’ll go tell her; either is fine.
她tā　的de　想法xiǎngfǎ　跟gēn　我wǒ　的de　一样yíyàng，　都dōu　不bú　愿意yuànyì　放弃fàngqì　学习xuéxí　中文zhōngwén。tā de xiǎngfǎ gēn wǒ de yíyàng, dōu bú yuànyì fàngqì xuéxí zhōngwén.
Her way of thinking is the same as mine; neither of us is willing to give up studying Chinese.
不管bùguǎn　在zài　家jiā　还是háishi　在zài　公园gōngyuán，　她tā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　安静ānjìng　地de　读dú　书shū。bùguǎn zài jiā háishi zài gōngyuán, tā dōu xǐhuan ānjìng de dú shū.
No matter whether she’s at home or in the park, she likes quietly reading.
我wǒ　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　跑步pǎobù　的de　时候shíhou，　感觉gǎnjué　空气kōngqì　和hé　环境huánjìng　都dōu　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒ zài ānjìng de gōngyuán lǐ pǎobù de shíhou, gǎnjué kōngqì hé huánjìng dōu hěn hǎo.
When I run in a quiet park, I feel the air and the environment are both very good.
她tā　对duì　科学kēxué　和hé　数学shùxué　都dōu　很hěn　有yǒu　兴趣xìngqù。tā duì kēxué hé shùxué dōu hěn yǒu xìngqù.
She is very interested in science and mathematics.
她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　好转hǎozhuǎn　得de　很hěn　慢màn，　可能kěnéng　这zhè　两liǎng　天tiān　都dōu　不bù　能néng　出去chūqù。tā shuō zìjǐ hǎozhuǎn de hěn màn, kěnéng zhè liǎng tiān dōu bù néng chūqù.
She said she is recovering very slowly and probably won’t be able to go out for the next two days.
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