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duō

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duō Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
duō | duo1
English translation
many
much
often
a lot of
numerous
more
in excess
how (to what extent)
multi-
Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
much, many, multi-; more than, over

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About duō

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

duō

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Numeral / 数词 shù cí Shù cí

Learning hint

Two nights , suggesting many

Etymology of duō

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

夕夕

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using duō

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饭菜 fàn cài 而外, Huán chī líng shí , 肚子 dùzi Yuè 显形 xiǎn xíng , jiù 觉得 juéde 越须 duō chī hǎo 东西 dōngxī ;不能 bù néng 亏着 zuǐ .

Aside from meals, Tigress had to eat between them.

dōu 帮忙 bāngmáng .他们 tā men ài 这个 zhè ge . duō zán 他们 tā men xiàng le 一摊,他们 tā men cái 觉得 juéde shǎng le suàn ,他们 tā men 满意 mǎnyì , Huán zuò 义务 yìwù de 宣传 xuānchuán .

They were pleased and satisfied; they advertised me to their friends.

硅烷偶联剂用于 yòng yú 许多 xǔduō 通用 tōngyòng de 砂子 shā zi 环氧 xíng 复合材料 fù hé cái liào Zhōng .

Silane coupling agents are also used in many commercial sand - epoxy - type composites.

天上 tiān shàng yǒu 这么 zhè me duō de huī yún , kān 今天 jīntiān yāo xià .

There are so many grey clouds I think it will rain today.

qiáo ! 这天 zhè tiān 多半 duō bàn yāo xià .

Look at the sky . It's most likely going to rain.

Words with duō

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
duō many duō
多少 duōshǎo number多少 duōshǎo
许多 xǔduō many許多
好多 hǎo duō many好多 hǎo duō
多久 duō jiǔ how long?多久 duō jiǔ
差不多 chàbuduō almost差不多 chàbuduō
多么 duōme how (wonderful etc)多麼
大多数 dà duō shù (great) majority大多數
多次 duō cì many times多次 duō cì
众多 zhòng duō numerous眾多
多种 duō zhǒng multiple多種
最多 zuì duō at most最多 zuì duō
多谢 duō xiè many thanks多謝
多数 duō shù majority多數
大多 dà duō many大多 dà duō
多个 duō ge many多個
增多 zēng duō to increase增多 zēng duō
过多 guò duō too many過多
诸多 zhū duō (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of諸多
绝大多数 jué dà duō shù absolute majority絕大多數
多云 duō yún cloudy (meteorology)多雲
多年来 duō nián lái for the past many years多年來
多元化 duōyuánhuà diversification多元化 duōyuánhuà
多媒体 duō méi tǐ multimedia多媒體

duō Decomposition & Compounds

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duō Decomposition

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duō Compounds

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  • duō
    • diē
    • zhā
    • gòu , , chǐ , huǒ , duō , , chī , , chǐ , , , , , gòu , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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