每 měi — every, each
měi (third tone, dipping)mei3
every, each
HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 2· Three-band, nine-level standardpronoun
Meanings
every, each
Every one of a set. It needs a measure word before an ordinary noun — 每个人, 每本书 — though nouns that are themselves measures skip it: 每天, 每年. The predicate very often adds 都.
pronoun
Example sentences
- 我每天都跑步。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) měi (third tone, dipping) tiān (first tone, high and level) dōu (first tone, high and level) pǎobù. (third tone, dipping)···
I go running every day.
- 他每个星期去一次商店。他每個星期去一次商店。Tā (first tone, high and level) měi (third tone, dipping) ge (neutral tone) xīngqī (first tone, high and level) qù (fourth tone, falling) yí (second tone, rising) cì (fourth tone, falling) shāngdiàn. (first tone, high and level)···
He goes to the shop once a week.
Common mistakes
Not quite每人都来了。
Correct每个人都来了。
每 takes a measure word before a countable noun, so it is 每个人. Only nouns that already act as measures — 天, 年, 次 — follow 每 directly.