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| − | * 她 <em>多</em> 高？<span class="trans">How tall is she?</span> | + | * 她 <em>多</em> 高？<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>duō </em> gāo?</span><span class="trans">How tall is she?</span> |
| − | * 你 <em>多</em> 忙？ <span class="trans">How busy are you?</span> | + | * 你 <em>多</em> 忙？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>duō </em> máng?</span><span class="trans">How busy are you?</span> |
| − | * 他 <em>多</em> 重？<span class="trans">How heavy is he?</span> | + | * 他 <em>多</em> 重？<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>duō </em> zhòng?</span><span class="trans">How heavy is he?</span> |
| − | * 外面 <em>多</em> 冷？<span class="trans">How cold is it outside?</span> | + | * 外面 <em>多</em> 冷？<span class="pinyin">Wàimiàn <em>duō </em> lěng?</span><span class="trans">How cold is it outside?</span> |
| − | * 你们 公司 <em>多</em> 大？<span class="trans">How big is your company?</span> | + | * 你们 公司 <em>多</em> 大？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen gōngsī <em>duō </em> dà?</span><span class="trans">How big is your company?</span> |
| − | * 她 <em>多</em> 漂亮？<span class="trans">How beautiful is she?</span> | + | * 她 <em>多</em> 漂亮？<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>duō </em> piàoliang?</span><span class="trans">How beautiful is she?</span> |
| − | * 川菜 <em>多</em> 好吃？<span class="trans">How good is Sichuan food?</span> | + | * 川菜 <em>多</em> 好吃？<span class="pinyin">Chuāncài <em>duō </em> hào chī?</span><span class="trans">How good is Sichuan food?</span> |
| − | * 外面 <em>多</em> 热？<span class="trans">How hot is it outside?</span> | + | * 外面 <em>多</em> 热？<span class="pinyin">Wàimiàn <em>duō </em> rè?</span><span class="trans">How hot is it outside?</span> |
| − | * 这 个 人 <em>多</em> 好？<span class="trans">How good is this person?</span> | + | * 这 个 人 <em>多</em> 好？<span class="pinyin">Zhè gè rén <em>duō </em> hǎo?</span><span class="trans">How good is this person?</span> |
| − | * 你们 老板 <em>多</em> 大方？<span class="trans">How generous is your boss?</span> | + | * 你们 老板 <em>多</em> 大方？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen lǎobǎn <em>duō </em> dàfāng?</span><span class="trans">How generous is your boss?</span> |
| − | * 她 爸 <em>多</em> 有钱？<span class="trans">How rich is her father?</span> | + | * 她 爸 <em>多</em> 有钱？<span class="pinyin">Tā bà <em>duō </em> yǒu qián?</span><span class="trans">How rich is her father?</span> |
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"How big? How busy? How cold?" In this article, we review how to ask questions like these about the degree of an adjective with 多 (duō). This is just one of the many uses of this character.
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 it outside?
- 你们 公司 多 大？How big is your company?
- 她 多 漂亮？How beautiful is she?
- 川菜 多 好吃？How good is Sichuan food?
- 外面 多 热？How hot is it outside?
- 这 个 人 多 好？How good is this person?
- 你们 老板 多 大方？How generous is your boss?
- 她 爸 多 有钱？How rich is her father?
"大 (dà)" and "小 (xiǎo)" can also be used to describe ages. "你多大? (nǐ duōdà)" is often used to ask "how old are you?", however it is an informal way to ask, usually for close friends or children. Usually, "你几岁? (nǐ jǐ suì)" is used among peers.
See also
Sources and further reading
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 135-7) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 233) →buy
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 207-210, 301) →buy
