多
duō
Pinyin
Definition
多
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- many
- much
- often
- a lot of
- numerous
- more
- in excess
- how (to what extent)
- multi-
- Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
Character Decomposition
Compounds (12)
- 1 many
- 2 much
- 3 often
- 4 a lot of
- 5 numerous
- 6 more
- 7 in excess
- 8 how (to what extent)
- 9 multi-
- 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
- 1 enough (sufficient)
- 2 enough (too much)
- 3 (coll.) (before adj.) really
- 4 (coll.) to reach by stretching out
- 1 to move
- 2 to shift
- 3 to change
- 4 to alter
- 5 to remove
- 1 dad
- 1 extravagant
- 2 wasteful
- 3 exaggerating
Idioms (20)
不遑多让
- 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
- 2 fig. not to be outdone
- 3 not to yield to one's opponents
人多势众
- 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
- 2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
- 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
- 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 2 fig. not enough to go around
- 3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
- 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
- 2 everything points to disaster
Sample Sentences
媳妇儿啊,看看我们的小宝贝儿,这脸蛋儿多可爱!但他自个儿在这儿玩儿,好像有点儿孤单。我们再生个孩子,给他做个伴儿吧!
My dear, look at our little baby, what a cute face! But he’s playing here by himself, and he seems a little lonely. Let’s have another baby to keep him company!
现在很多学生,上课的时候不是在打盹儿,就是在和哥们儿聊天儿,没几个好好儿听课、把老师当回事儿的。老师们看了,很不是滋味儿。
Nowadays many students either take naps in class, or chat with their friends. Few of them would listen to the class carefully and take the teacher seriously. The teachers saw and felt sad about it.
你的计划好是好,就是需要的人力很多
Your project is great, except that it will require a lot of manpower.
好。你再看这儿,这预付款也太多了吧。
Alright. Then you look at this article. The down payment is a bit too much.
德国生产很多车子。
Germany produces many cars.
这儿看上去规模挺大的。有多少工人啊?
It looks quite big. How many workers are there in the factory?
不多,才五百个作业员,十条生产线。
Not many. There’s only five hundred workers and ten production lines.
这款比较符合我们的需求。最小起订量多少?
This model meets our need. What’s the minimum order quantity?
很多老一辈的中国人喜欢听相声,尤其是郭德纲先生的。说起郭德纲,他不只相声厉害,还熟悉各种戏曲,所以很多人想成为他的学生呢。
Many older Chinese like to listen to cross talk, especially Mr. Guo Degang’s. Speaking of Guo Degang, he is not only good at cross talk, but also familiar with various operas, so many people want to be his students.
他姓差名不多,是各省各县各村人氏。你一定见过他,一定听过别人谈起他。
His last name is “Cha” and his first name is “Bu-Duo”. Every province, county, and village has someone named after him. It is certain that you have seen him - and you have undoubtedly heard others talk about him.