Difference between revisions of "Indicating a number in excess"
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| − | *他 的 妈妈 已经 五十 <em>多</em> 岁 了。 | + | *他 的 妈妈 已经 五十 <em>多</em> 岁 了。<span class="trans">His mother is already more than fifty years old.</span> |
| − | *这个 包包 三千 <em>多</em> 块钱？？ | + | *这个 包包 三千 <em>多</em> 块钱？？<span class="trans">This bag is more than three thousand kuai?</span> |
| − | *我 的 毕业 论文 已经 写 了 两百 <em>多</em> 页 了！ | + | *我 的 毕业 论文 已经 写 了 两百 <em>多</em> 页 了！<span class="trans">My graduate dissertation is already more than two hundred pages!</span> |
| − | *中国 有 五千 <em>多</em> 年 的 历史! | + | *中国 有 五千 <em>多</em> 年 的 历史!<span class="trans">China has more than five thousand years of history!</span> |
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Revision as of 04:27, 3 June 2013
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A number in excess of a certain amount is expressed by adding "多" (duō) to the end of a number. This is usually translated as "more than..." in English.
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Structure
Number + 多 + Measure word + (noun)
Examples
- 他 的 妈妈 已经 五十 多 岁 了。His mother is already more than fifty years old.
- 这个 包包 三千 多 块钱？？This bag is more than three thousand kuai?
- 我 的 毕业 论文 已经 写 了 两百 多 页 了！My graduate dissertation is already more than two hundred pages!
- 中国 有 五千 多 年 的 历史!China has more than five thousand years of history!
In the above examples, 年 does not take a measure word.
A common mistake is to put the 多 after the measure word:
- 五十岁多
- 五十多 岁
- 九十块钱多
- 九十多 块 钱
See also
- Intensifying with "duo"
- Doing something more with "duo"
- Asking about degree with "duo"
- Measure Words for Verbs
- Using "ji" to mean "several"
