Discussion of 不都 [bù dōu] not all - Trainchinese

1 - “不“ is an adverb expressing negation. When “不“ is used before “都...“, “不“ is used to negate the existence of the state “都...“. Example: 他们不都是农民。 [phr] Not all of them are peasants. In the sentence above, 不 negates “都是农民“. 都不 is differently from 不都. Please check out our note on 都不 too. 2 - How is 不都 (bùdōu) used in a sentence?

‘不’为一副词，用以表达否定之意。当‘不’置于‘都...’之前时，‘不’用于否定‘都...’所述状态之存在。例如：他们不都是农民。[phr]非所有人均为农民。在上述句子中，‘不’否定了‘都是农民’。‘都不’与‘不都’用法有别。敬请参阅我们关于‘都不’的说明。2 - ‘不都’（bùdōu）在句子中的用法如何？