HSK 2 · VERSION 2.0#65
Expressing “Everything” with “shénme dōu / yě”
什么都 / 什么也
How it works
什么都 means “everything.” 什么也不 means “nothing.”
The pattern
什么都 + Verb 什么也不 + Verb
Example sentences
他什么都知道。
He knows everything.
我什么都想吃。
I want to eat everything.
今天我什么也不想做。
Today I do not want to do anything.
Usage note
With a negative sentence, 也 is often used instead of 都.