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| − | * 她 <em>多</em> 高？ | + | * 她 <em>多</em> 高？<span class="trans">How tall is she?</span> |
| − | * 你 <em>多</em> 忙？ | + | * 你 <em>多</em> 忙？ <span class="trans">How busy are you?</span> |
| − | * 他 <em>多</em> 重？ | + | * 他 <em>多</em> 重？<span class="trans">How heavy is he?</span> |
| − | * 外面 <em>多</em> 冷？ | + | * 外面 <em>多</em> 冷？<span class="trans">How cold is outside.</span> |
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How to ask about degree with 多.
Structure
多 (duō) is often used to ask about the extent of something.
Subject + 多 + Adjective
This is an easy way to ask "How [adjective] is [subject]?"
Examples
- 她 多 高？How tall is she?
- 你 多 忙？ How busy are you?
- 他 多 重？How heavy is he?
- 外面 多 冷？How cold is outside.
“你多大？”也可以用这个结构理解。在中国，年龄经常用“大”和“小”形容，所以“你多大”的意思一般说来是“How old are you?”的意思。
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 135-7) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 233) →buy
