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都 isn't a meaning, it's an arm that sweeps

The picture Opening your arms wide and sweeping in everything laid out in front of you, leaving nothing.

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Where the picture shows up in

  1. all the people

    大家到了吗?

    dà jiā dōu dào le ma

    Is everyone here?

    都 comes after what it sweeps up. Never 都大家.

  2. every one of the days

    我们每天加班。

    wǒ men měi tiān dōu jiā bān

    We work late every single day.

  3. sweeping it all in, then refusing

    这些我不要。

    zhè xiē wǒ dōu bú yào

    I don't want any of these.

  4. pick any one, it's inside

    什么时候来可以。

    shén me shí hou lái dōu kě yǐ

    Come whenever you like, it's fine.

    什么 · 谁 · 什么时候 + 都 means 'anything, anyone, anytime' — 都 is still sweeping up the question word in front of it.

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