HSK 2 · Pronouns

每 měi “every” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 每 means

  1. every, each

How to say 每

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale每měi3rd tone, dipping

每 in a sentence

  1. 我每周末都会去市区。

    Wǒ měi zhōumò dōu huì qù shìqū.

    I go into town every weekend.

    Sentence #8975263 from Tatoeba

  2. 我每天运动一小时。

    Wǒ měitiān yùndòng yì xiǎoshí.

    I exercise for an hour every day.

    Sentence #1064541 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 你每次都忘记拿钱。

    Nǐ měi cì dōu wàngjì ná qián.

    You forget to bring money every time.

    Sentence #2887904 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 每 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 每 (měi) drawn as one shape
每měieach

每 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 每

每 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

每 (měi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 每 (měi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 每

More words: Pronouns

我wǒ · I你nǐ · you他tā · he这zhè · this那nà · that您nín · you (polite)它tā · it大家dàjiā · everyone

FAQs

每 (měi) means “every, each”. It is an HSK 2 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.
Say it měi: měi with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 每 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type mei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 每 from the suggestions. Typing mei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
每 is an HSK 2 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.