每 (mui5 | mei3 mei4 mei2) : every; each; per

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每

mui5

mei3 mei4 mei2

every; each; per

Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: 毋 (#80)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

每

Don't confuse with:
母海

This word has been viewed 13490 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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每天 mui5 tin1 mei3 tian1 = every day, each day 國

每個 mui5 go3 mei3 ge4 = each; apiece

每晚 mui5 maan5 = every night 粵

每當 mui5 dong1 mei3 dang1 = every time, whenever 國

每次 mui5 ci3 = every time; each time

每一 mui5 jat1 mei3 yi1 = every

每人 mui5 jan4 mei3 ren2 = [1] each person, [2] per person

每個人 mui5 go3 jan4 mei3 ge5 ren2 = everyone, everybody

每年 mui5 nin4 mei3 nian2 = every year, annually

每日 mui5 jat6 mei3 ri4 = every day, daily

每年一度 mui5 nin4 jat1 dou6 mei3 nian2 yi1 du4 = once a year (every year)

每一天 mui5 jat1 tin1 mei3 yi1 tian1 = every single day 國

每月 mui5 jyut6 mei3 yue4 = by the month, monthly, per month, each month

每每 mui5 mui5 mei3 mei3 = often

每隻 mui5 zek3 = every

每夜 mui5 je6 mei3 ye4 = nightly

每周 mui5 zau1 mei3 zhou1 = every week

每逢 mui5 fung4 mei3 feng2 = [adv] every time; whenever

每隔 mui5 gaak3 mei3 ge2 = at intervals of; every (so often)

每一個人 mui5 jat1 go3 jan4 mei3 yi1 ge4 ren2 = everybody

每況愈下 mui5 fong3 jyu6 haa6 mei3 kuang4 yu4 xia4 = go from bad to worse

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我每次考試都好緊張。粵
I am nervous every time I take a test.

每年呢個時候總係咁忙碌粵
It is always so busy this time of the year.

每年這個時候都很忙國
It is always so busy this time of the year.

你每次都吃太多！國
You always eat too much food!

我每朝都喺七點鐘開工，所以我夜晚唔可以出街粵
I start work at 7 o'clock each morning, so I can't stay out too late.
[Lit. I every morning also at 7 o'clock open-work, so I late cannot go-out]

我每一年染兩次髮粵
I dye my hair twice a year.
[Lit. I each one year dye two times hair. Note how the verb and object are split up by the frequency phrase.]

我每次見到佢﹐ 佢都係講緊電話。粵
He's speaking on the phone whenever I see him.
[English "whenever" = Cantonese "every time" (每次) + "is always" (都係)]

吸煙危害健康, 只要每日一枝, 已經足以致命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death

每位藝術家對作品的細節一點都不敢苟且
All the artists pay very careful details towards their art pieces.

每晚臨瞓前，我一定會祈禱。粵
Everynight before I sleep, I must pray.

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