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(hǎo duō) - a lot of, many, much in Mandarin

hǎoduō

Traditional: 好多

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Translation

a lot of, many, much

Word origin

A compound of 好 (hǎo) used as an intensifier meaning very, and 多 (duō, many), giving a lot of or a great many.

Origin
compound
Root
好 (hǎo, very, intensifier) + 多 (duō, many)

Stroke order

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Examples

There are a lot of people here.

I have many things to do.

He bought lots of books.

We have not seen each other for many years.

There is a lot of food on the table.

好多 (hǎo duō) means a lot of, many, much. It is a colloquial quantity word placed before a noun.

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This word is part of lesson 21.