(duōshao) - how many, how much in Mandarin
duōshaoTraditional: 多少
Translation
how many, how much
Word origin
The word 多少 combines the opposites 多 'many' and 少 'few', the pairing forming the question word 'how many, how much'. 少 is an indicative character, small strokes suggesting a small quantity.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 多 (duō, many) + 少 (shǎo, few)
Stroke order
多
少
Examples
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How much does this item of clothing cost?
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How many students are in your class?
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How many years have you been here?
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How many staff does your company have?
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(1)Grammar articles
(5)Asking How + Adjective in Mandarin with 多: 多高, 多远, 多长, 多大
Mandarin Question Words: 什么 (shénme), 谁 (shéi), 哪 (nǎ) and Friends Stay Where the Answer Goes
Mandarin Numbers, Time, Dates, and Currency: From 1 to 1,000,000, the 二/两 Split, and Time-Before-Verb
Mandarin Question Formation: 吗, V-Not-V, 还是, and the In-Situ Wh-Word System
无论 and 不管 in Mandarin: The No Matter What Frame (无论/不管 ... 都/也)
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