多元
 duō yuán
 Pinyin
Definition
多元
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              - poly-
- multi-
- multielement
- multivariant
- multivariate (math.)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 surname Yuan
- 2 the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
- 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 number
- 2 amount
- 3 somewhat
- 1 over 20
- 1 Lantern Festival
- 2 night of the 15th of the first lunar month
- 3 see also: 元夜 yuán yè
- 4 sticky rice dumplings
Idioms (20)
一元复始
  - 1 a new year begins (idiom)
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
Sample Sentences
其实还是那句话,只要处理得好,什么颜色都漂亮。而且现在家居设计也讲究多元化,最近我手头的好几套房子都采用了这种设计,效果都挺不错的。依我看,你太太喜欢的颜色可以放在卧室里,你喜欢白的就用在书房里好了。
  Actually, I stand by that old chestnut: as long as you do it right, any color scheme can be pretty. And these days interior designers are really getting into pluralism. Recently I've handled several houses that had that kind of design and the results were all really good. I think the colors your wife likes would be good in the bedroom, and the colors you like would be good for a study.
李旦说:“中非合作的领域将更加宽广,更加多元。除了政府主导,将更加注重发挥市场的作用,企业将成为主力军。”
  Li Dan said: "The field of China-Africa cooperation will be broader and more diverse. While there is government leadership, the role of the market and enterprise will be the main driver.
但是,粗放式的发展模式已不能满足日益多元的养老需求,老年人的赡养不能仅停留在满足物质养老的阶段,更精细化和人性化的服务成为需求导向。
  However, the model can no longer meet the increasingly diverse needs of the elderly. The welfare of the elderly cannot remain at the stage of just meeting material needs, but more refined and humanized services are needed.
微信朋友圈有其暗黑的一面,比如说满足偷窥、暗恋、自恋、妄想、呓语等多元化癖好。
  The WeChat circle of friends has its dark side, such as satisfying voyeurism, having crushes, narcissism, delusions of grandeur and an unlimited selection of interests.
咳,瞧你说的,又唱反调,不是不能说,只是希望可以给孩子们一个清新的网络环境,同时认识这个多元的世界和复杂的人类,要用眼睛看更要用心去感受。
  Huh, I'm going to contradict you again. It is not that they can't say these kinds of things, it is just that I hope that we can give our children a clean internet environment. At the same time, they should get to know this diverse world and the complexity of humanity with their own eyes and their own minds.
毕竟我们的传统观念里还是认为异性才能结婚。不过我还是希望我们的社会可以更宽容、更多元。
  In the end, our traditional ideas still only consider heterosexual marriage to be mainstream. However, I still wish that our society could be more tolerant and diverse.
Actually, people who like gambling can do it even in the shabbiest places. But these days Macao is expanding its own power. It's becoming varied, and recently built a bunch of exhibition centers.
在悉尼这是很正常的。它是一个多元文化的城市,能看见不同国家的人,还能吃到最正宗的美食。
  In Sydney it's really normal.  It's a multicultural city, you can see people from all different countries, and you can find very authentic cuisine.