都 (dou1) — also; too in Cantonese
douˉ¹都Mandarin Pinyin: dou1
Meaning of 都
nounalso; too
nouneven; already
nounall; both; without exception
noun(noun) 1. city; 2. capital
Example Sentences with 都
當天全部都好！
That day, everything was good!
我從來都沒去過日本。
I have never been to Japan.
我一生一世都會愛你。
I'll love you for the rest of my life.
唔知點解呢排成日都頭痛呀。
I don't know why I've been getting so many headaches lately.
我每次考試都好緊張。
I am nervous every time I take a test.
Words Containing 都
成都sing4 dou1
Chengdu (in Sichuan Province)
蚊都瞓啦man1 dou1 fan3 laa1
it would be too late
水都seoi2 dou1
wet city
打鑼都搵唔到daa2 lo4 dou1 wan2 m4 dou2
to be unable to find sb after making a big production of it
都好啦dou1 hou2 laa1
"it will be fine"
踩著芋莢都當蛇caai2 zoek6 wu6 hap3 dou1 dong3 se4
false suspicion
點樣都dim2 joeng2 dou1
anyhow, however
無論點都好mou4 leon6 dim2 dou1 hou2
no matter what
等到頸都長dang2 dou3 geng2 dou1 coeng4
to have been waiting for a very long time
乜都mat1 dou1
anything; everything | Mand.: 什麼都
國際大都會gwok3 zai3 daai6 dou1 wui6
international metropolis
擔屎都唔偷食daam1 si2 dou1 m4 tau1 sik6
to be completely trustworthy (lit., "to carry crap and not eat it")
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