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多少 duōshǎo

多少 duōshǎo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 7 English Translations of the word 多少 duōshǎo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
duōshǎo | duo1 shao3
English translation
number
amount
somewhat
how much
how many
which (number)
as much as

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Traditional form

多少 duōshǎo

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí
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Etymology of 多少 duōshǎo

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duō

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of two identical objects to convey the meaning "many". Not related to (dusk).

Positional decomposition

夕夕

Number of Strokes

6
shǎo

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of four small dots, representing grains of sand or rice, to convey the meaning "less". Similar to xiǎo .

Positional decomposition

小丿

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 多少 duōshǎo

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chuán fān shí yǒu 多少 duōshǎo rén 淹死 yān sǐ le ?

How many men drowned when the boat capsized?

他们 tā men qiāo le 多少 duōshǎo Qián ?

How much did they sting you for?

xiě [ dòu ] le 多少 duōshǎo ?

How many pages have you written [ read ]?

hǎo , 已经 yǐjīng 决定 juédìng mǎi 这件夹克衫 le . 多少 duōshǎo Qián ?

OK, I have decided on buying the jacket. How much is it?

汽车 qì chē 服务站 qiāo le 多少 duōshǎo 修理费?

How much did the garage rush you for those repairs?

多少 duōshǎo Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 多少 duōshǎo and their own compounds.

多少 duōshǎo Compounds

See all 118 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 多少 duōshǎo in their composition.

  • duō
    • diē
    • zhā
    • gòu , , chǐ , huǒ , duō , , chī , , chǐ , , , , , gòu , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
  • shǎo
    • Shā
      • shā , shā , shā , suō , shā , , , xx , suō , shā , , , , , , , 髿,
    • shěng
      • , ,
    • liè
    • chāo
    • qiāo
      • jié , ,
    • bīn
      • bīn , pín , pīn , , , pín , bìn , bīn , bìn , bīn , , , bīn , , , , , , bìn , bìn
    • miǎo
    • suì
      • huì , wèi , huì , guì , , huì , , , , huì ,
    • miào , miǎo , chǎo , chǎo , shā , chāo , shā , miǎo , chāo , , chāo , shā , , , , , , , shā , , , , ,
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