每
Pattern
每 + measure word / time word
Key words
Core idea
每 means each or every. It usually appears before a measure word, person word, or time word to describe repeated routines or whole groups.
With people or countable nouns, a measure word often follows 每. With time words, common expressions can be compact.
Compare with totality
每 builds the “each/every” phrase. 都 can then say that the predicate applies to all members of that phrase.
Together they make inclusive statements very clear.
Examples
我每天喝茶。
Wǒ měi tiān hē chá.
I drink tea every day.
每个人都有名字。
Měi ge rén dōu yǒu míngzi.
Every person has a name.
她每个星期去图书馆。
Tā měi ge xīngqí qù túshūguǎn.
She goes to the library every week.
Common mistakes
Avoid
每个都很忙。
Use
每个人都很忙。
After 每个, include the noun when the context has not already made it clear.
Seen in stories
Every Stop Has a Story
司机说：“这条路的每一站都有故事。”
The driver says, “Every stop on this route has a story.”
Every Stop Has a Story
每到一站，他就请一位乘客看照片。
At every stop, he asks a passenger to look at the photo.
Every Stop Has a Story
每个人都说小屋很眼熟，却想不起在哪里。
Everyone says the cottage looks familiar but cannot remember where it is.
Every Stop Has a Story
司机笑着说：“它每天都带着自己的故事走一圈。”
The driver laughs and says, “Every day, it carries its own story around the island.”