The structure 凡是…都…
"Everyone who is..."
The structure conveys the meaning: every person, every object and every phenomenon, all without exception. 凡是 is placed at the beginning of a sentence. 凡是 is usually followed by either a noun or a noun phrase. In rare cases, 凡是 can be followed by either a verb phrase or an adjective.
Pay attention
凡是 cannot be followed by a pronoun.
都 is usually followed by either a verb or a verb phrase.
Scheme
凡(是)
subject
predicate
Pay attention
In this structure, 是 can be omitted.
Examples
凡是会员有折扣
All members have discounts
fánshì huìyuán dōu yǒu zhékòu
看了这场电影的人哭了
Everyone who watched this movie cried
fán kàn le zhè chǎng diànyǐng de rén dōu kū le
凡是可能想得到的,他们已经做了
They did everything they could
fánshì kěnéng xiǎngdedào de, tāmen dōu yǐjīng zuò le
凡是对的,我们应该坚持
We should stick to doing the right things
fánshì duì de, wǒmen dōu yīnggāi jiānchí
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