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多少

duōshǎo

how many, how much

HSK 1 · Topic “Numbers” ShoppingQuestion wordsQuantity & degree
how many, how much
Memory picture

Characters in this word

多 duō

Strokes
6
Radical
夕 — evening, night, dusk
Made of
夕 evening, night, dusk 夕 evening, night, dusk
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

少 shǎo

Strokes
4
Radical
小 — small, tiny, insignificant
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 这个多少钱? Zhège duōshao qián? How much is this?
  • 你们学校有多少学生? Nǐmen xuéxiào yǒu duōshao xuésheng? How many students are there at your school?
  • 你们有多少老师? Nǐmen yǒu duōshao lǎoshī? How many teachers do you have?
  • 水果多少钱? Shuǐguǒ duōshǎo qián? How much is the fruit?
  • 这本书多少页? Zhè běn shū duōshǎo yè? How many pages does this book have?
  • 你一天喝多少水? Nǐ yì tiān hē duōshǎo shuǐ? How much water do you drink a day?
  • 你要多少? Nǐ yào duōshǎo? How much do you want?
  • 我没多少钱。 Wǒ méi duōshǎo qián. I don't have much money.
  • 多少钱?十二块。 Duōshǎo qián? Shí'èr kuài. How much? Twelve yuan.
  • 妈妈一天做多少个菜? Māma yì tiān zuò duōshǎo ge cài? How many dishes does Mom cook a day?

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