Expressing "all" With "所有"

You can use 所有suǒyǒu to say "all of" something. It's what you use to say phrases like "all the money in the world" or "all of my friends."

This pattern is used to refer to "all" of a noun, with the quantity of said noun usually being fairly large. You may notice that the 的de after 所有suǒyǒu is occasionally omitted.

所有 (+ 的) + Noun

Wǒ hēle péngyǒu jiālǐ de suǒyǒu de píjiǔ. ——> I drank all the beer in my friend's house. 我喝了朋友家里的所有的啤酒。

Wǒ xǐhuān chī māmā zuò de suǒyǒu de cài. ——> I like to eat all the dishes my mother cooks. 我喜欢吃妈妈做的所有的菜。

When you make 所有suǒyǒu part of the subject, you're typically going to need 都dōu before the predicate. The predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.

所有 (+ 的) + Noun + 都 + Predicate

Zài EM, suǒyǒu rén dōu xǐhuān shuō zhōngwén. ——> At EM，everyone likes to speak Chinese. 在EM，所有人都喜欢说中文。

Wǒ péngyǒu jiālǐ de suǒyǒu de shū dōu hěn hǎokàn. ——> All the books in my friend's house are fun. 我朋友家里所有的书都很好看。

所有 (+ 的) + Noun, Subj. + 都 + Predicate

Zài EM, suǒyǒu de xuéshēng，wǒmen dōu xǐhuān. ——> At EM，we like every student. 在EM，所有的学生，我们都喜欢。

Wǒ péngyǒu jiālǐ de suǒyǒu de shū，wǒ dōu kàn guò. ——> I have read all the books in my friend's house. 我朋友家里的所有的书，我都看过。

Take note that you use 不是bùshì rather than just 不bù to negate 所有suǒyǒu.

不是 + 所有 (+ 的) + Noun + 都 + Predicate

bùshì suǒyǒu de měiguórén dōu xǐhuān xué zhōngwén. ——> Not all Americans like learning Chinese. 不是所有的美国人都喜欢学中文。

bùshì suǒyǒu de diànyǐng dōu hěn hǎokàn. ——> Not all the movies are fun. 不是所有的电影都很好看。