任何 + Noun + 都 / 也 (any)
"Any … at all"
- any任何 + Noun + all / both都 / also也 … = "any … (whatsoever)".
- 任何人all / both都can / may可以to participate参加 = "anyone can take part."
- any任何 means "any, no exceptions".
any任何 + Noun + all / both都 / also也 …
- any任何 + all / both都 sweeps in every possible case.
any任何question问题all都can可以ask问。
- any任何question问题all / both都can / may可以to ask问 = "you can ask any question."
Practice
You can ask any question: ____ 问题都可以问。
任何 + Noun + 都 … = any …: 任何问题都可以问.
Practice
任何 means “any, with no exceptions”.
Yes — 任何 + 都 covers every case.
Pairs with all / both都 / also也
- any任何 almost always needs all / both都 / also也 after the noun.
Explore
Correct or broken?
任何 + noun + 都/也 admits absolutely any member — and refuses numerals.
Practice
任何 almost always needs which word after the noun?
任何人都…, 任何时候都….
Recap
Key idea
- any任何 + Noun + all / both都 / also也 … — "any … (no exceptions)"
- 任何人all / both都can / may可以to participate参加
- any任何 needs all / both都 / also也 to complete it
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Sentence patterns.