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How to say “any” in Chinese with 任何 (rènhé)

任何 (rènhé) + Noun + 都 (dōu) / 也 (yě)…

任何 (rèn hé) — any, no matter what

HSK 4Sentence Patterns

Rule structure

任何 (rènhé) means "any". It modifies nouns and is often paired with 都 (dōu) or 也 (yě) to emphasize inclusiveness.

Examples

任何人都可以参加。

Rènhé rén dōu kěyǐ cānjiā.

Anyone can participate.

任何问题也都可以问。

Rènhé wèntí yě dōu kěyǐ wèn.

Any questions can be asked.

任何问题也都能解决。

Rènhé wèntí yě dōu néng jiějué.

Any problem can be solved.

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Characters

Words from this rule

任何

rènhé

Any, whatever

都

dōu

All, both

也

yě

Also, too

人

rén

Person, people

可以

kěyǐ

Can, to be able to (permitted)

参加

cānjiā

To participate

问题

wèntí

Question, problem

问

wèn

To ask

能

néng

Can, to be able to

解决

jiějué

To solve

难

nán

Difficult

不

bù

No, not

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “any, no matter what” in Chinese with 任何?

Use the structure: 任何 (rènhé) + Noun + 都 (dōu) / 也 (yě)…. For example: 任何人都可以参加。 — “Anyone can participate”.

What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?

任何人都可以参加。 — “Anyone can participate”.

Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?

This grammar rule is part of HSK 4.

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以 为 — take as, regard as

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并 — emphasizing negation

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既…又 — both… and…

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到 — until (time/place/degree)

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