Indicating a number in excess

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 妈妈 已经 五十 多 岁 了。Tā māma yǐjīng wǔshí duō suì le.His mother is already more than fifty years old.
  • 我们 班 有 两 百 多 个 学生 。Wǒmen Bān yǒu liǎng bǎi duō gè xuéshēng.There are more than two hundred students in our clients.
  • 这 本 书 有 一 千 多 页 。Zhè běn shū yǒu yī qiān duō yè.This book has more than ten thousand pages.
  • 他 在 国外 住 了 二十 多 年 了 。Tā zài guówài zhù le èrshí duō nián le.He has been living abroad for more than twenty years.
  • 这个 包 花 了 我 三 万 多 块钱 。Zhège bāo huā le wǒ sān qiān duō kuài qián.This bag cost me more than thirty thousand kuai.
  • 昨天 老板 在 微信群 里 发 了 一百 多 个 红包 。Zuótiān lǎobǎn zài Wēixìn qún lǐ fā le yī bǎi duō gè hóngbāo.The boss gave out more than one hundred red envelopes in our WeChat group.
  • 我 昨天 收到 了 三十 多 条 垃圾 短信 。Wǒ zuótiān shōudào le sānshí duō tiáo lājī duǎnxìn.I received more than thirty spam messages yesterday.
  • 这个 城市 有 一 千 多 年 的 历史 。Zhège chéngshì yǒu yī qiān duō nián de lìshǐ.China has more than one thousand year of history.
  • 因为 这 件 事 ，三十 多 个 官员 被 抓 起来 了 。Yīnwèi zhè jiàn shì, sānshí duō gè guānyuán bèi zhuā qǐlai le.More than 30 officials were arrested because of this matter.

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. However, if 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

Books

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