(hěn duō) - a lot, many, much in Mandarin
hěnduōTraditional: 很多
Translation
a lot, many, much
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
很
多
Examples
。
There are a lot of people here.
。
I learned a lot of things.
。
Thank you very much.
。
There are many books in the library.
语言。
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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Grammar articles
(4)The Mandarin Durative 着 (zhe): Marking a State That Continues (门开着, 拿着书, 笑着说)
Mandarin Existential and Presentative Sentences: 有, 出现, 发生 and Why New Things Go After the Verb
Mandarin Location and Existence: 在 for Where, 有 for There Is, and the 上/下/里/外 Position Words
Possession with 有 (yǒu): To Have, and Why It Is Never 不有
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