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.
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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 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.
When the number is smaller than eleven,the 多 can be put after the measure word while the number is bigger than eleven,the 多 has to be put before the measure word:
- 五岁多
- 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"
