多

duō

much, many; more than, over

How to write 多, stroke by stroke

many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-

Ideographic: Two nights 夕, suggesting many

Made of 夕

多少duō shǎonumber; amount; somewhat
多少duō shaohow much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
多久duō jiǔ(of time) how long?; (not) a long time
差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
许多xǔ duōmany; a lot of; much
好多hǎo duōmany; quite a lot; much better
多么duō mehow (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
多谢duō xièmany thanks; thanks a lot
多年duō niánmany years; for many years; longstanding
大多数dà duō shù(great) majority
多次duō cìmany times; repeatedly
多亏duō kuīthanks to; luckily

你在那里待了多久？
nǐ zài nà lǐ dài le duō jiǔ ？
How long did you stay?
你知道她有多么爱你吗?
nǐ zhī dào tā yǒu duō me ài nǐ ma ?
Are you aware of how much she loves you?
他来了很多次了。
tā lái le hěn duō cì le 。
He came several times.
我差不多完成了。
wǒ chà bù duō wán chéng le 。
I'm almost done.
许多人毫无目的地随波逐流。
xǔ duō rén háo wú mù dì dì suí bō zhú liú 。
Many people drift through life without a purpose.