<ul>
<li><p>中国 - China</p></li>
<li><p>有的 - some</p></li>
<li><p>地方 -  places</p></li>
<li><p>都 - already </p></li>
</ul>

<p>(<em>As an adverb, 都 has many meanings, including: [all; both; without exception; even; already; also; too] In this context  "already" is the most logical choice</em>)</p>

<ul>
<li><p>下雪 - snowing</p></li>
<li><p>了 (final particle - <em>indicates sentence ends, emphasize the verb, soften tone</em>)</p></li>
</ul>

<blockquote>
  <p>"中国有的地方都下雪了"  =  "Some places in China are already snowing" </p>
</blockquote>

<p><em>It would be less confusing if we use "有些"  instead of "有的". They both mean "some". But "有的" in some context could means "owned" or "have". For example: 我有的是钱 (what I have plenty of, is money); 中国有的是人民 (What China has plenty of, is people)</em></p>

<p>To make it even more clear, you can replace "都"  with  "已经" (already)</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>"中国有些地方已经下雪了"</p>
</blockquote>

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Thanks, I got it !!!
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<p>I think it is an over-simplification to say 都 just means already. </p>

<p>In 中国有的地方都下雪了。 都 expresses surprise here, I would translate:</p>

<p>It is snowing in some parts of China, (but not here).</p>

<p>As 高鵬翔 said, the English 'already' is implied.</p>

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  <p>""都" usually come with "已經" => "都已經" = have already "</p>
</blockquote>

<p>中国有的地方都已经下雪了。What will you translate now? Now what is 都？？</p>

<p>?? In some parts of China it is already already snowing, (but not here).？？</p>

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<p>"<a href="https://www.moedict.tw/%E6%9C%89%E7%9A%84" rel="nofollow noreferrer">有的</a>"地方 = Some places  (should more close using "some of" the places)</p>

<p>The mean you confuse is like this:</p>

<p>"所有"的地方 = "All" the places     .......in china </p>

<p>Or I may use 中國的"有些"地方下雪了</p>

<p>Chinese words have many different mean in different way, just more using would let you remember it.</p>

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"都" usually come with "已經" => "都已經"  = have already ，So if using here will be "中国有的地方都 _已經_ 下雪了"， "Some of places in China have already snowing!"
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Thank you very much!!!
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高鵬翔
<p>中国有的地方都下雪了 </p>

<p>How may translate this sentence, why the translation is “some places are ...”? </p>

<p>中国有的地方都 means “all the places which are in China...”, doesn’t it?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

<translation><grammar>
中国有的地方都下雪了 some places in China
# 中国有的地方都下雪了 some places in China

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-15)

中国有的地方都下雪了

How may translate this sentence, why the translation is “some places are ...”?

中国有的地方都 means “all the places which are in China...”, doesn’t it?

Thanks in advance.

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-05-15. Score: 3

* 中国 - China
* 有的 - some
* 地方 - places
* 都 - already

(*As an adverb, 都 has many meanings, including: [all; both; without exception; even; already; also; too] In this context "already" is the most logical choice*)

* 下雪 - snowing
* 了 (final particle - *indicates sentence ends, emphasize the verb, soften tone*)

> "中国有的地方都下雪了" = "Some places in China are already snowing"

*It would be less confusing if we use "有些" instead of "有的". They both mean "some". But "有的" in some context could means "owned" or "have". For example: 我有的是钱 (what I have plenty of, is money); 中国有的是人民 (What China has plenty of, is people)*

To make it even more clear, you can replace "都" with "已经" (already)

> "中国有些地方已经下雪了"

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks, I got it !!!  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-05-16. Score: 2

I think it is an over-simplification to say 都 just means already.

In 中国有的地方都下雪了。 都 expresses surprise here, I would translate:

It is snowing in some parts of China, (but not here).

As 高鵬翔 said, the English 'already' is implied.

> ""都" usually come with "已經" => "都已經" = have already "

中国有的地方都已经下雪了。What will you translate now? Now what is 都？？

?? In some parts of China it is already already snowing, (but not here).？？


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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-05-15. Score: 1

"[有的](https://www.moedict.tw/%E6%9C%89%E7%9A%84)"地方 = Some places (should more close using "some of" the places)

The mean you confuse is like this:

"所有"的地方 = "All" the places .......in china

Or I may use 中國的"有些"地方下雪了

Chinese words have many different mean in different way, just more using would let you remember it.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: "都" usually come with "已經" => "都已經"  = have already ，So if using here will be "中国有的地方都 _已經_ 下雪了"， "Some of places in China have already snowing!"  
> **username_0**: Thank you very much!!!  

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