How to Say ‘He writes them every year’ in Simplified Chinese
他每年都写
tā měi nián dōu xiě
[tā měi nián dou xiě]
💬 Usage Tip: 都 (dōu) follows time words like 每年 (měi nián) to mean "without exception". Similarly, 他每天都跑步 means "he runs every day".
Phrase Breakdown
他每年
tā měi nián
he, every year
每年 means 'every year'. Because 每 and 年 sit together, say it smoothly: měi nián.
他每年回家。
He goes home every year.
Words in this phrase
他
tā
[tā]
he
Third-person pronoun for a male.
他在家。
He is at home.
每
měi
[měi]
every; each
Placed before a measure word or time word to mean 'each'.
我每天都上班。
I go to work every day.
年
nián
[nián]
year
A period of 365 or 366 days.
他出生于1980年。
He was born in the year 1980.
都写
dōu xiě
always writes them
都 backs up 每年, giving the sense 'without exception'. 写 means 'to write'.
我们每天都写字。
We write characters every day.
Words in this phrase
都
dōu
[dou]
all
Refers to the whole or every part.
我们都喜欢看电影。
We all like watching movies.
写
xiě
[xiě]
to write
The act of forming words or symbols on a surface.
这幅画上写的是诗句。
What is written on this painting are verses.
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