Meaning
many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-
Chinese: 数量大。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “duo” becomes a different word in each tone. 多 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 多少duō shǎonumber; amount; somewhat
- 许多xǔ duōmany; a lot of; much
- 好多hǎo duōmany; quite a lot; much better
- 多么duō mehow (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc)
- 差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly; more or less; about the same
Example Sentence
公园里有很多人。Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.There are many people in the park.
公园Gōng yuánpark (for public recreatio里lǐinside有yǒuto have很hěnvery多duōmany人rénperson。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Two 夕 (‘evening / moon’) stacked up: one evening after another piling up — ‘many / much’.
A way to remember it
Evening upon evening stacked up — many.
Easy to confuse with
- 夕‘Evening’: exactly one of the two halves of 多.