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duō
Main
English Definitionmany; much; often; a lot of; numerous; more; in excess; how (to what extent); multi-; Taiwan pr. [duo2] when it means "how"
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Traditional ScriptSame
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Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping)do1
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (副) adverb, (数) numeral, (代) pronoun, (疑) question word
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1,2 TOCFL=2

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Words With Same Head Word    
多少duōshǎonumber; amount; somewhat
多么duōmehow (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
多多少少duōduō shǎoshǎoto some extent; more or less
多数duōshùmajority; most
多谢duōxièmany thanks; thanks a lot
Words With Same Tail Word    
许多xǔduōmany; a lot of; much
最多zuìduōat most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal
多多duōduōmany; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more
诸多zhūduō(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
繁多fánduōmany and varied; of many different kinds
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