多duōmany; much; more; a lot of

1. 1.

   many; much; more; a lot ofadjective

2. 2.

   (after a numeral) ... oddnumeral

3. 3.

   how (to what extent)adverb

• 多many; much; more; a lot of

多 can follow 很 for a large amount, follow a numeral for an odd extra, or come before an adjective to ask how.

1. HSK 1

   这里有很多人。

   Zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.

   There are many people here.

2. HSK 1

   这里有十多个人。

   Zhèlǐ yǒu shí duō gè rén.

   There are ten-odd people here.

3. HSK 1

   你多大？

   Nǐ duō dà?

   How old are you?

4. HSK 1

   这个房间多大？

   Zhège fángjiān duō dà?

   How big is this room?

After a numeral, 多 means more than that number. 少 means few and cannot take that slot. For a small amount, use 很少, as in 人很少.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   这里人多吗？

   Zhèlǐ rén duō ma?

   Are there many people here?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   人很多。

   Rén hěn duō.

   There are a lot of people.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   有十多个吗？

   Yǒu shí duō gè ma?

   Are there ten-odd?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   十多个人。

   Shí duō gè rén.

   Ten-odd people.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   你的孩子多大？

   Nǐ de háizi duō dà?

   How old is your child?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   他十多岁。

   Tā shí duō suì.

   He is ten-odd.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 这里人很___。(There are many people.)

   A多B少C不
2. 2.Which sentence means "How old are you?"

   A你多大？B你很大。C这里人很多。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 十___个人 means ten-odd people.

   A多B少C个

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