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Making Sense of Grammar
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When no choice is made, the options are either omitted or pre-posed, and 都 is used.

李:你们喜欢吃中国菜还是法国菜?

Lǐ:Nǐ men xǐ huān chī zhōng guó cài hái shì fǎ guó cài?

Li: Do you like to eat Chinese food or French food?

丁:(中国菜跟法国菜,)我都喜欢吃。

Dīng :(Zhōng guó cài gēn fǎ guó cài,)Wǒ dōu xǐ huān chī。

Ding: I like both.

王:(中国菜跟法国菜,)我都不喜欢吃。

Wáng :(Zhōng guó cài gēn fǎ guó cài ,)Wǒ dōu bú xǐ huān chī。

Wang: I like neither.

(Incorrect: 我都喜欢吃中国菜跟法国菜 or 我都不喜欢吃中国菜跟法国菜。)

[1] Yip, P. C., Rimmington, D., Xiaoming, Z., & Henson, R. (2009). Basic Chinese: a grammar and workbook. Taylor & Francis.
answered Feb 28, 2021 by Ariel (34,480 points)

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