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Usages of měi
那 位 小说家 说, 生活 中 的 每 件 事情 都 可以 变成 各种 故事。Nà wèi xiǎoshuōjiā shuō, shēnghuó zhōng de měi jiàn shìqing dōu kěyǐ biànchéng gèzhǒng gùshi.
That novelist says every thing in life can become all kinds of stories.
老师 说, 这 个 小组 的 每 个 人 都 要 为 自己 的 部分 负责。Lǎoshī shuō, zhè gè xiǎozǔ de měi gè rén dōu yào wèi zìjǐ de bùfen fùzé.
The teacher said that everyone in this group must be responsible for their own part.
为了 这个 标准, 她 每 晚上 写 的 句子 都 超过 十 个。wèile zhège biāozhǔn, tā měi wǎnshang xiě de jùzi dōu chāoguò shí gè.
For this standard, every night the sentences she writes exceed ten.
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