多少
duō shao
Pinyin
Definition
多少
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- how much?
- how many?
- (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
多少
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- number
- amount
- somewhat
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
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.
人烟稀少
- 1 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
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
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?
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?
一看就是酒驾!最恨这些喝酒开车的人,每年不知道害了多少无辜的路人枉死!好险我闪得够快,否则我也一命呜呼啦!”
"It's definitely a DWI! I hate people who drive drunk. So many innocent pedestrians have died every year. I was lucky that I dodged quickly, or else I'd be dead. "
我也知道现在这时代不应该再固守成规、遵循“按资排辈”那一套了,只是被一个年轻人牵着鼻子走,心理多少有些不平衡。
I am aware in today’s times, we shouldn’t stick to rules where positions are based on seniority. But I still feel mentally awkward to be led by someone younger.
提那些做什么?要不是我每次帮你看着,你都不知道要吃多少张罚单呢。
Why do you still bring this up? If it wasn’t for me helping to watch out every time, who knows how many ticket fines you would have.
未必吧,想取多少取多少,那不是更容易浪费?
Not necessarily so. Isn’t it more wasteful if we take what we want?
只有你这个不操心的爸爸才不重视孩子的视力呢,现在多少孩子还没上小学就戴着眼镜一副小学究的样子。
Only you, as the father is not worried and doesn’t pay attention to the child's vision. Nowadays many children are wearing glasses before going to elementary school. They look like elementary school scholars.
多少钱?
How much?
多少钱?
How much is it?
多少个朋友?
How many friends?