Asking about degree with "duo"

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

• Doing something more with "duo"
• Intensifying with "duo"

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