The Negative Structure "一。。。也/都+不/没。。。" (yī...yě/dōu + bù/méi...)

In Mandarin Chinese, the negative structure "一。。。也/都+不/没。。。" (yī...yě/dōu + bù/méi...) is used to express negation or absence of something.

Usage:

• Negation: The structure "一。。。也/都+不/没。。。" (yī...yě/dōu + bù/méi...) is used to express that something is not happening or does not exist.
  • 一 + Verb/Adj + 也/都 + 不/没 + Verb/Adj

Examples:

• 他们一点也不想去。(Tāmen yīdiǎn yě bù xiǎng qù.) - They don't want to go at all.
• 这里一年四季都很热。(Zhèlǐ yī nián sìjì dōu hěn rè.) - It's hot here all year round.
• 我昨天晚上一点儿也没睡。(Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshàng yīdiǎn er yě méi shuì.) - I didn't sleep at all last night.

Additional Notes:

• Context and intonation of the sentence can influence the precise meaning of the structure "一。。。也/都+不/没。。。" (yī...yě/dōu + bù/méi...).