duō
much/many; how [+adjective]
我有多少本书？
wǒ yǒu duōshǎo běn shū?
How many books do I have?
我有很多朋友。
wǒ yǒu hěn duō péngyou.
I have many friends.
你有多大？
nǐ yǒu duō dà?
How old are you?
我有很多书。
wǒ yǒu hěn duō shū.
I have many books.
他有很多钱。
tā yǒu hěn duō qián.
He has a lot of money.
她有很多朋友。
tā yǒu hěn duō péngyou.
She has many friends.
许多 (xǔ duō)
many
不少 (bù shǎo)
quite a few
很多 (hěn duō)
a lot of
少 (shǎo)
few
稀 (xī)
rare
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The Chinese character 多 (duō) is composed of two parts: the radical 幺 (yāo) and the phonetic component 多 (duō). The radical 幺, which means "small" or "few", is a pictograph of a person with a small body. The phonetic component 多, which is pronounced the same as the character 多, is a pictograph of a person with a large body. Together, the two parts of the character 多 create the meaning of "many" or "much".The character 多 has been used in Chinese for over 3,000 years. It is one of the most common characters in the Chinese language, and it is used in a wide variety of words and phrases. For example, the word 多谢 (duōxiè) means "thank you", and the word 多彩 (duōcǎi) means "colorful".The character 多 can also be used as a verb, meaning "to increase" or "to multiply". For example, the sentence 人口越来越多 (rénkǒu yuè lái yuè duō) means "the population is increasing".The character 多 is a versatile character that can be used in a variety of ways. It is an important character to learn for HSK learners, as it is used in many common words and phrases.
