每: Every and Each in Chinese
每
每 forms a noun phrase meaning every or each and normally appears before a classifier and noun. When the quantity is one, 一 is usually omitted but the classifier remains. 都 commonly appears before the predicate to show that the statement applies to every member introduced by 每.
Published July 23, 2026
Reviewed July 23, 2026
01 / PATTERN
See the Structure
MODEL
每 + Number + Measure word + Noun + 都 + Predicate
Read the structure
每 forms a noun phrase meaning every or each and normally appears before a classifier and noun. When the quantity is one, 一 is usually omitted but the classifier remains. 都 commonly appears before the predicate to show that the statement applies to every member introduced by 每. Keep the model 每 + Number + Measure word + Noun + 都 + Predicate visible while you compare each sentence.
我每天都学习中文。
I study Chinese every day.
Choose the right context
Describe a repeated schedule: 每个星期天都去。 Apply a statement to each person or thing. Use 每次, 每天, or 每年 in recurring time expressions.
每个学生都有一本书。
Every student has a book.
Respect the boundary
Do not omit the classifier before an ordinary count noun. Do not put 每 after the noun it determines. Do not place 都 between 每 and its noun phrase.
每学生都有书。
(Every student all has a book.)
Repair the pattern
The classifier is missing before a count noun: An ordinary count noun such as 学生 needs a classifier after 每: 每个学生. 都 splits the determiner from its noun: Keep 每个学生 as one noun phrase; 都 belongs before the predicate 来了.
每个学生都有书。
Use the repaired structure without changing the intended meaning.
02 / MAP
Read the Sentence
Read from left to right and notice the job performed by each part. The labels describe this example; they are not a rule that every Chinese sentence must copy.
我每天都学习中文。
I study Chinese every day.
我
每
This part occupies the 每 position in the model pattern.
每天
Number
This part occupies the Number position in the model pattern.
都
Measure word
This part occupies the Measure word position in the model pattern.
学习
Noun
This part occupies the Noun position in the model pattern.
中文
都
This part occupies the 都 position in the model pattern.
03 / EXAMPLES
Examples You Can Reuse
Keep the structure stable while changing the people, objects, times, or conditions. Pinyin is shown as reading support; use the Chinese sentence and translation to confirm the grammar relationship.
我每天都学习中文。
I study Chinese every day.
每个学生都有一本书。
Every student has a book.
她每次都来得很早。
She comes early every time.
04 / LIMITS
When to Use It — and When Not To
Use it when
- Describe a repeated schedule: 每个星期天都去。
- Apply a statement to each person or thing.
- Use 每次, 每天, or 每年 in recurring time expressions.
Do not use it when
- Do not omit the classifier before an ordinary count noun.
- Do not put 每 after the noun it determines.
- Do not place 都 between 每 and its noun phrase.
05 / REPAIR
Compare Right and Wrong
Compare the smallest meaningful change. Each explanation identifies a placement, scope, form, or clause relationship instead of treating the whole sentence as one undifferentiated mistake.
每学生都有书。
每个学生都有书。
The classifier is missing before a count noun
An ordinary count noun such as 学生 needs a classifier after 每: 每个学生.
每都个学生来了。
每个学生都来了。
都 splits the determiner from its noun
Keep 每个学生 as one noun phrase; 都 belongs before the predicate 来了.
每学生都有书。
An ordinary count noun such as 学生 needs a classifier after 每: 每个学生.
每都个学生来了。
Keep 每个学生 as one noun phrase; 都 belongs before the predicate 来了.
06 / PRACTICE
Practice the Grammar Point
Complete three short tasks in order: judge the pattern, repair a common error, and build the sentence. Feedback is fixed and reviewed, so these activities do not use a checker allowance.
1. Judge the sentence
2. Choose the correction
3. Build the sentence
Build a complete sentence with 每.
07 / APPLY
Apply It in Your Sentence
Write one original sentence with 每. Your draft moves to the checker through this browser session, selects this grammar point as the first review focus, and waits for you to submit.
08 / QUESTIONS
每: Every and Each Questions
Is 一 required after 每?
Usually not when the number is one: 每个学生 is standard. The classifier remains.
Is 都 always required with 每?
It is very common when a predicate applies to all members, though context can sometimes make it unnecessary.
09 / SOURCES
Sources and Review Notes
These references support different parts of the lesson. GF0025-2021 supports level placement only; professional grammar works support the explanation, limits, examples, and cross-checks. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement.
Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education (GF0025-2021)
Ministry of Education and State Language Commission · Ministry of Education of the PRC · 2021
Locator: GF0025-2021 Appendix A, Level 3 item 【三08】, 指示代词：各、各位、各种、每、任何
Supports placement in HSK 3; it does not independently establish the usage explanation.
Official sourceModern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide, 3rd ed.
Ross, Ma, Chen, He and Yeh · Routledge · 2024
Locator: Chapter 46, §46.3.1, expressing every with 每; Chapter 35, §35.1, habitual time with 每
Gives 每 + number + classifier (+ noun), notes that 一 is usually omitted, and places 都 before the following predicate.
Official source10 / CONTINUE
Continue with a Connected Rule
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