多么duō mehow (wonderful etc)
Also heard: duōme · CEDICT often neutrals the second syllable.
多么 (duō me) means "how" before an adjective in an exclamation, as when you say how good or how beautiful something is. It can also mean "what" in a phrase such as what a good idea. A third sense is "however": the degree can be very high, and the result still does not change.
What does 多么 mean?
- 1.
how (wonderful etc)adverb
- 2.
what (a great idea etc)adverb
- 3.
however (difficult it may be etc)adverb
What do the characters in 多么 mean?
- 多how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2])
- 么suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc
How do you use 多么?
Grammar patterns
- 1
Subj. + 多么 + Adj. (+ 啊)
Put 多么 before an adjective to exclaim at the degree. 啊 can close the line.
- 2
多么 + Adj. + 的 + Noun
多么 before an adjective and 的 names a thing and exclaims at that quality, as in what a good idea.
- 3
无论 + 多么 + Adj.，… 都 / 也 …
After 无论, 多么 plus an adjective means the degree does not change the result. 都 or 也 marks that result.
多么 often comes before an adjective in an exclamation, and 啊 can end the line; with 无论 and 都 or 也, it can mean however.
Patterns
多么 + Adj.
今天天气多么好啊！
Jīntiān tiānqì duōme hǎo a!
How nice the weather is today!
多么 + Adj. + 的 + Noun
多么好的天气！
Duōme hǎo de tiānqì!
What nice weather!
无论 + 多么 + Adj.，… 都 …
无论多么忙，我都去。
Wúlùn duōme máng, wǒ dōu qù.
No matter how busy I am, I go.
What are some examples of 多么 in a sentence?
How is 多么 different from 很?
多么 marks an exclamation, or a "however" degree after 无论. 很 links a noun to an adjective and does not fit in that 无论 frame.
Only 多么 fits here
无论多么忙，我都去。
Wúlùn duōme máng, wǒ dōu qù.
No matter how busy I am, I go.
How is 多么 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你看，这些花多么漂亮！
Nǐ kàn, zhèxiē huā duōme piàoliang!
Look, how beautiful these flowers are!
- Speaker B:
今天天气多么好，我们再走一会儿吧。
Jīntiān tiānqì duōme hǎo, wǒmen zài zǒu yíhuìr ba.
How nice the weather is today. Let's walk a little longer.
- Speaker A:
这条路多么远！
Zhè tiáo lù duōme yuǎn!
How far this road is!
- Speaker B:
多么远，我也想走。
Duōme yuǎn, wǒ yě xiǎng zǒu.
However far it is, I still want to walk.
- Speaker A:
你不累吗？
Nǐ bú lèi ma?
Are you not tired?
- Speaker B:
不累。公园多么有意思！
Bú lèi. Gōngyuán duōme yǒuyìsi!
Not tired. How interesting the park is!
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.