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Indicating a number in excess

多 duō

Number
HSK 3

Structure

Number + 多 + [Measure word] (+ Noun)

Translations

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Definition

表示超过某个数量的用法，通常是在数字后加上“多”字，表示比该数字略多，但不确定具体超出多少。

Indicates an amount exceeding a certain number, usually by adding the character '多' after the number, meaning slightly more than that number but with an uncertain exact excess.

Usage

常用于数字之后，表示数量超过该数字。可以用于年龄、人数、重量、距离等。例如“五十多人”表示超过五十个人，“三十多岁”表示年龄超过三十岁。

Commonly used after a number to indicate a quantity exceeding that number. Can be used for age, number of people, weight, distance, etc. For example, '五十多人' means more than fifty people, '三十多岁' means over thirty years old.

Examples

  • 1 这个学校有五百多个学生。 (There are over five hundred students in this school.)
  • 2 他三十多岁了，还没有结婚。 (He is over thirty years old and still not married.)
  • 3 从北京到上海有一千多公里。 (It is over one thousand kilometers from Beijing to Shanghai.)
  • 4 他买了十多本书。 (He bought more than ten books.)
  • 5 这个箱子重二十多公斤。 (This suitcase weighs over twenty kilograms.)

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