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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.
 
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.
  
Here is the basic structure:
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== Structure ==
  
 
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<div class="jiegou">
 
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Number + 多 + [Measure word] (+ Noun)
Number + 多 + Measure word + (noun)
 
 
 
 
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Here are some examples:
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== Examples ==
  
 
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*他 的 妈妈 已经 五十 <em>多</em> 岁 了。
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*妈妈 已经 五十 <em>多</em> 岁 了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ māma yǐjīng wǔshí <em>duō</em> suì le.</span><span class="trans">My mother is over fifty.</span>
*这个 包包 三千 <em>多</em> 块钱??
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*我们 走 了 两 个 <em>多</em> 小时 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen zǒu le liǎng gè <em>duō</em> xiǎoshí.</span><span class="trans">We walked for more than two hours.</span>
*我 的 毕业 论文 已经 写 两百 <em>多</em> 页 了!
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*这个 班 有 两 百 <em>多</em> 个 学生 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège bān yǒu liǎng bǎi <em>duō</em> gè xuéshēng.</span><span class="trans">There are more than two hundred students in this class.</span>
*中国 五千 <em>多</em> 年 的 历史!
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*这个 包 三 万 <em>多</em> 块钱 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège bāo sān wàn <em>duō</em> kuài qián.</span><span class="trans">This bag costs more than thirty thousand kuai.</span>
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*这 本 书 有 一 千 <em>多</em> 页 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè běn shū yǒu yī qiān <em>duō</em> yè.</span><span class="trans">This book has more than a thousand pages.</span>
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*他 在 国外 住 了 二十 <em>多</em> 年 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā zài guówài zhù le èrshí <em>duō</em> nián le.</span><span class="trans">He has been living abroad for more than twenty years.</span>
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*他 在 那儿 住 了 二十 <em>多</em> 天 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā zài nàr zhù le èrshí <em>duō</em> tiān le.</span><span class="trans">He's been staying there for over 20 days.</span>
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*我 昨天 收到 三十 <em>多</em> 条 垃圾 短信 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zuótiān shōudào le sānshí <em>duō</em> tiáo lājī duǎnxìn.</span><span class="trans">I received more than thirty spam text messages yesterday.</span>
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*这个 城市 两 千 <em>多</em> 年 的 历史 。<span class="pinyin">Zhège chéngshì yǒu liǎng qiān <em>duō</em> nián de lìshǐ.</span><span class="trans">This city has a history of more than two thousand years.</span>
  
 
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In the above examples, 年 and do not take measure words.  
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In the above examples, 岁, 年 and do not take a measure word.  
  
A common mistake is to put the 多 after the measure word:
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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:
  
 
<div class="liju">
 
<div class="liju">
 
<ul>
 
<ul>
<li class="x">五十岁<em>多</em></li>
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<li class="o">五 岁 <em>多</em> <span class="pinyin"> wǔ suì <em>duō</em> </span>
<li class="o">五十<em>多</em> 岁</li>
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<li class="x">五十 岁 <em>多</em><span class="pinyin"> wǔshí suì <em>duō</em></span>
<li class="x">九十块钱<em>多</em></li>
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<li class="o">五十 <em>多</em> 岁<span class="pinyin"> wǔshí <em>duō</em> suì</span>
<li class="o">九十<em>多</em> 块 钱</li>
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<li class="x">九十 块钱 <em>多</em><span class="pinyin"> jiǔshí kuàiqián <em>duō</em></span>
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<li class="o">九十 <em>多</em> 块钱<span class="pinyin">jiǔshí <em>duō</em> kuàiqián</span>
 
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== See  also ==
  
 
==See also==
 
 
*[[Intensifying with "duo"]]
 
*[[Intensifying with "duo"]]
 
*[[Doing something more with "duo"]]
 
*[[Doing something more with "duo"]]
 
*[[Asking about degree with "duo"]]
 
*[[Asking about degree with "duo"]]
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*[[Using "ji" to mean "several"]]
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== Sources and further reading ==
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=== Books ===
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{{Source|HSK Standard Course 2|4}}
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{{Source|New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) |81}}
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{{Source|Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)|205-7}}
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{{Source|40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册)|86}}
  
 
[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
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{{HSK|HSK2}}{{2021-HSK|HSK2}}
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{{Basic Grammar|多|B1|Number + 多|三 十 <em>多</em> 岁|grammar point|ASG004ZK}}
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{{Similar|Asking about degree with "duo"}}
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{{Similar|Doing something more with "duo"}}
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{{Similar|Intensifying with "duo"}}
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{{Similar|Using "ji" to mean "several"}}
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{{Similar|Counting money}}
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{{Similar|Approximating with sequential numbers}}
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{{Used for| Expressing quantity}}
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{{Translation|more}}
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{{POS|Numbers}}

Latest revision as of 08:57, 21 April 2021

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

  • 我 妈妈 已经 五十 岁 了。Wǒ māma yǐjīng wǔshí duō suì le.My mother is over fifty.
  • 我们 走 了 两 个 小时 。Wǒmen zǒu le liǎng gè duō xiǎoshí.We walked for more than two hours.
  • 这个 班 有 两 百 个 学生 。Zhège bān yǒu liǎng bǎi duō gè xuéshēng.There are more than two hundred students in this class.
  • 这个 包 三 万 块钱 。Zhège bāo sān wàn duō kuài qián.This bag costs more than thirty thousand kuai.
  • 这 本 书 有 一 千 页 。Zhè běn shū yǒu yī qiān duō yè.This book has more than a thousand pages.
  • 他 在 国外 住 了 二十 年 了 。Tā zài guówài zhù le èrshí duō nián le.He has been living abroad for more than twenty years.
  • 他 在 那儿 住 了 二十 天 了 。Tā zài nàr zhù le èrshí duō tiān le.He's been staying there for over 20 days.
  • 我 昨天 收到 了 三十 条 垃圾 短信 。Wǒ zuótiān shōudào le sānshí duō tiáo lājī duǎnxìn.I received more than thirty spam text messages yesterday.
  • 这个 城市 有 两 千 年 的 历史 。Zhège chéngshì yǒu liǎng qiān duō nián de lìshǐ.This city has a history of more than two thousand years.

In the above examples, 岁, 年 and 天 do 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 wǔ suì duō
  • 五十 岁 wǔshí suì duō
  • 五十 wǔshí duō suì
  • 九十 块钱 jiǔshí kuàiqián duō
  • 九十 块钱jiǔshí duō kuàiqián

See also

Sources and further reading

Books