whenever; every; all
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1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
whenever; every; all
dialectUsed in spoken Mandarin, particularly in Northern and Northeastern dialects, to introduce a universal condition or generalization equivalent to standard Mandarin 凡是.
Shì是
fán凡
xià下
yǔ雨
，
wǒ我
jiù就
bù不
xiǎng想
chū出
mén门
。
Whenever it rains, I don't feel like going out.
Shì是
fán凡
tā他
dā答
ying应
de的
shì事
，
yī一
dìng定
huì会
zuò做
dào到
。
Every promise he makes, he definitely keeps.
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Shì是
fán凡
yǒu有
diǎn点
cháng常
shi识
de的
rén人
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
bù不
néng能
zhè这
me么
zuò做
。
Anyone with a bit of common sense knows you can't do it this way.