许多 (許多)
xǔ duō
Pinyin

Definition

许多 (許多)
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xǔ duō
  1. many
  2. a lot of
  3. much

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

多
duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 often
  4. 4 a lot of
  5. 5 numerous
  6. 6 more
  7. 7 in excess
  8. 8 how (to what extent)
  9. 9 multi-
  10. 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
多少
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
二十多
èr shí duō
  1. 1 over 20
多久
duō jiǔ
  1. 1 how long?
多半
duō bàn
  1. 1 most
  2. 2 mostly
  3. 3 most likely

Idioms (20)

不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
  1. 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to be outdone
  3. 3 not to yield to one's opponents
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
  1. 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
  1. 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
  1. 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. 2 everything points to disaster

Sample Sentences

许多美国华裔甚至“撒钱”包场观看这场电影
xǔduō Měiguó Huáyì shènzhì “sǎ qián ”bāochǎng guānkàn zhè chǎng diànyǐng
Many Chinese Americans even "spend money" to watch this movie.
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养老院里迎来了年轻人，在志愿服务时间得到保证的前提下，老人有了新朋友，能在年轻人引导下接触到许多新鲜事物不仅心灵上得到了慰藉，心态也能跟着变年轻。
yǎnglǎoyuàn lǐ yínglái le niánqīngrén ，zài zhìyuàn fúwù shíjiān dédào bǎozhèng de qiántí xià ，lǎorén yǒu le Xīn péngyou ，néng zài niánqīngrén yǐndǎo xià jiēchù dào xǔduō xīnxiān shìwù bùjǐn xīnlíng shàng dédào le wèijiè ，xīntài yě néng gēnzhe biàn niánqīng 。
When young people move into the nursing home, the elderly makes friends with them knowing that they are in house volunteers. They get in touch with many new things under the guidance of these young people. They no longer feel lonely and their minds are kept young.
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你说对了！历史上，国际有许多港口城市也曾因其地理位置优越而发展起来，但随着经济、社会、科技的发展推移，今时今日，人才汇聚及产业群聚才是推动城市持续发展的关键因素。
Nǐ shuō duì le ！Lìshǐ shàng ，guójì yǒu xǔduō gǎngkǒuchéngshì yě céng yīn qí dìlǐwèizhi yōuyuè ér fāzhǎn qilai ，dàn suízhe jīngjì 、shèhuì 、kējì de fāzhǎn tuīyí ，jīnshí jīnrì ，réncái huìjù jí chǎnyè qúnjù cái shì tuīdòng chéngshì chíxù fāzhǎn de guānjiàn yīnsù 。
Yes, you are absolutely correct! Historically coastal cities have flourished as a result of their geographic position. With the passing of time, economic expansion, social and technology advances, today, greater collaboration and coordination of financial, material and human resources (clustering effect) are the critical factors for further growth of cities.
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他们问了许多问题，而副总统没有给出令人满意的答案。
tāmen wèn le xǔduō wèntí ，ér fù zǒngtǒng méiyǒu gěichū lìngrénmǎnyì de dáàn 。
they asked him a whole lot of questions and didn't get good answers.
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也就是因为人性里面，多多少少地含有这相对的两种气质，许多人才能够欣赏和自己气质不尽相同，甚至大不相同的人。
yějiùshì yīnwèi rénxìng lǐmiàn ，duōduōshǎoshǎo de hányǒu zhè xiāngduì de liǎng zhǒng qìzhì ，xǔduō rén cái nénggòu xīnshǎng hé zìjǐ qìzhì bù jìn xiāngtóng ，shènzhì dàbùxiāngtóng de rén 。
And that's also because there are two sides to humanity, so to a greater or lesser extent we both have these two opposite characteristics, so many people can only enjoy people who aren't completely the same as themselves, or even those who are completely different to themselves.
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我说这行诗是象征诗派的代表，因为它具体而又微妙地表现出许多哲学家所无法说清的话；它表现出人性里两种相对的本质，但同时更表现出那两种相对的本质的调和。
wǒ shuō zhè xíng shī shì xiàngzhēng shī pài de dàibiǎo ，yīnwèi tā jùtǐ ér yòu wēimiào de biǎoxiàn chū xǔduō zhéxué jiā suǒ wúfǎ shuōqīng dehuà ；tā biǎoxiàn chū rénxìng lǐ liǎng zhǒng xiāngduì de běnzhì ，dàn tóngshí gèng biǎoxiàn chū nà liǎng zhǒng xiāngduì de běnzhì de tiáohé 。
The reason I say this line of poetry is representative of Symbolism, is because in a concrete but subtle way, it shows that which many philosophers have been unable to explain clearly; It shows the essences of the two opposing forms of humanity, but, at the same time, it shows the harmony between the essences of these two opposing forms.
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你看，这下不是真诚了许多？
nǐ kàn ，zhèxià búshi zhēnchéng le xǔduō ？
See isn’t it much better to be honest and sincere to each other?
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咱们一道菜可能运用到：煎，炸，煮蒸许多种方法，差之毫厘，那可都是失之千里呀。
zánmen yī dào cài kěnéng yùnyòng dào ：jiān ，zhá ，zhǔ zhēng xǔduō zhǒng fāngfǎ ，chāzhīháolí ，nà kě dōu shì shīzhīqiānlǐ ya 。
One dish in China can be fried, deep fried, cooked, steamed, a small difference can make a large difference.
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他就这样厚颜无耻地蒙混了许多年，和其他乐师领着一样优渥的薪水，过着不愁吃穿的生活。
tā jiù zhèyàng hòuyánwúchǐ de ménghùn le xǔduō nián ，hé qítā yuèshī lǐng zhe yīyàng yōuwò de xīnshuǐ ，guò zhe bùchóuchīchuān de shēnghuó 。
So he shamelessly deceived everyone like this for many years, receiving the same generous pay as the other musicians and living a comfortable life without having to worry about food or clothes.
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佛罗伦斯的前进速度很慢，造成雨量快速上升，许多民众来不及逃走
Fóluólúnsī de qiánjìn sùdù hěn màn ，zàochéng yǔliàng kuàisù shàngshēng ，xǔduō mínzhòng láibují táozǒu
Hurricane Florence was moving very slowly, causing a rapid rise in rainfall, and many people had no time to escape.
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