(hěn duō) - a lot, many, much in Mandarin

hěnduō

Traditional: 很多

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Translation

a lot, many, much

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Word origin

很多 means 'many, a lot': 很 (hěn, 'very') plus 多 (duō, 'many'). 多 is formed from two 夕 (evening) elements stacked, conventionally read as a doubling that suggests abundance.

Origin
compound
Root
很 (hěn, very) + 多 (duō: two 夕 stacked)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 很

很

Stroke order for 多

多

Examples

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There are a lot of people here.

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I learned a lot of things.

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Thank you very much.

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There are many books in the library.

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He knows many languages.

很多 (hěn duō) means a lot, many, much. It is used as a other in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 2: 很多, 后, 只有 and 7 more words.