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title: "什么 + 都 + verb in Chinese Grammar: … anything / everyone / everywhere, With Examples"
description: "什么 + 都 + verb: … anything / everyone / everywhere. A question word + 都 without a negative means \"any/every\" — all of them. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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# 什么 + 都 + verb

… anything / everyone / everywhere

A question word + 都 without a negative means "any/every" — all of them.

## In stories

“随便”是：**什么都可以**。

[我要随便 · What does 随便 mean](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-suibian-mean#library-word-14-19) HSK 1

我问他：“那您怎么**什么都知道**？”

[上班第一天 · My first day at work: an easy Chinese story](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/first-day-at-work-in-chinese#library-word-217-222) HSK 2

王老板四十多岁，做**什么都快**：走路快，说话快，吃饭也快。

[星期五（上） · Friday (part 1)](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/friday-again-easy-chinese-time-loop-story-1#library-word-805-809) HSK 2

小侦探**什么都知道**，就忘了今天是她的生日。

[爷爷的房间 · Inside Grandpa’s room](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/inside-grandpas-room#library-word-116-121) HSK 2

[Read 我要随便](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-does-suibian-mean#library-word-14-19)

## More patterns

- [连…都/也… even …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/lian-dou)
- [谁 + 也/都 + (V不C) no one / nothing: …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shei-ye-neg-v)
- [一 + measure word (+ noun) + 也/都 + 不/没 not a single …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-cl-ye-bu)
- [什么 + 也/都 + negative not … anything](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shenme-ye-neg)
- [一 + measure + (noun) + 也/都 + negative not even …; not a single one](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yi-ye-bu)
- [一点(儿) + 也/都 + 不/没 not … at all](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yidian-ye-neg)

## What does 什么 + 都 + verb mean in Chinese?

… anything / everyone / everywhere. A question word + 都 without a negative means "any/every" — all of them.

## How common is 什么 + 都 + verb?

It comes up in 10 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

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- [Chinese dictionary](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dictionary)
- [Measure words](https://mandarinthewild.com/measure-words)
- [How hard is this text?](https://mandarinthewild.com/text-level)
- [Free Chinese stories](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.