Indicating a number in excess

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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.

Structure

Number + 多 + Measure word + (noun)

Examples

  • 他 的 妈妈 已经 五十 岁 了。His mother is already more than fifty years old.
  • 这个 包包 三千 块钱??This bag is more than three thousand kuai?
  • 我 的 毕业 论文 已经 写 了 两百 页 了!My graduate dissertation is already more than two hundred pages!
  • 中国 有 五千 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
  • 五十
  • 九十块钱
  • 九十 块 钱

See also

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