多少 duō shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ do1 siu2 準備級 1 · Novice 1 高階級 · Level 4
- number; amount
- somewhat
多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 HSK 1
- how much?; how many?
- (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
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多
- 增多 zēng duō ㄗㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ zang1 do1 to increase
- 多久 duō jiǔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄡˇ do1 gau2 (of time) how long?
- 多元 duō yuán ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄢˊ do1 jyun4 poly-
- 多半 duō bàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄢˋ do1 bun3 most
- 多多 duō duō ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ do1 do1 many
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- 多寡 duō guǎ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄚˇ do1 gwaa2 number; amount
- 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?
- 多年 duō nián ㄉㄨㄛ ㄋㄧㄢˊ do1 nin4 many years
- 多心 duō xīn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄣ do1 sam1 oversensitive
- 多数 多數 duō shù ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄨˋ do1 sou3 majority; most
- 多样 多樣 duō yàng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧㄤˋ do1 joeng6 diverse
- 多次 duō cì ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘˋ do1 ci3 many times
- 多种 多種 duō zhǒng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨㄥˇ do1 zung2 many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-
- 多亏 多虧 duō kuī ㄉㄨㄛ ㄎㄨㄟ do1 kwai1 thanks to
- 多谢 多謝 duō xiè ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄝˋ do1 ze6 many thanks
- 多边 多邊 duō biān ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄢ do1 bin1 multilateral
- 多云 多雲 duō yún ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩㄣˊ do1 wan4 (meteorology) cloudy
- 多余 多餘 duō yú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄩˊ do1 jyu4 superfluous
- 多么 多麼 duō me ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄇㄜ do1 mo1 how (wonderful etc)
- 大多 dà duō ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ daai6 do1 for the most part
少
- 不少 bù shǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇ bat1 siu2 many; quite a few; a good number of
- 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?
- 少儿 少兒 shào ér ㄕㄠˋ ㄦˊ siu3 ji4 child
- 少女 shào nǚ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ siu3 neoi5 girl
- 少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 early youth
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- 少数 少數 shǎo shù ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ siu2 sou3 small number
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ siu2 gin3 rare; seldom seen
- 少量 shǎo liàng ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ siu2 loeng6 a smidgen
- 最少 zuì shǎo ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄠˇ zeoi3 siu2 at least
- 减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ gaam2 siu2 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 稀少 xī shǎo ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ hei1 siu2 sparse
- 缺少 quē shǎo ㄑㄩㄝ ㄕㄠˇ kyut3 siu2 lack
- 至少 zhì shǎo ㄓˋ ㄕㄠˇ zi3 siu2 at least
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 少林寺 Shào lín Sì ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋ siu3 lam4 zi6 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
- 极少数 極少數 jí shǎo shù ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨˋ gik6 siu2 sou3 extremely few
- 青少年 qīng shào nián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ cing1 siu3 nin4 adolescent
- 多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄠˇ do1 do1 siu2 siu2 to some extent
- 必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄕㄠˇ bit1 bat1 ho2 siu2 absolutely necessary
Idioms with these characters
- 博识多通 博識多通 bó shí duō tōng ㄅㄛˊ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄊㄨㄥ bok3 sik1 do1 tung1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
- 博学多才 博學多才 bó xué duō cái ㄅㄛˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘㄞˊ bok3 hok6 do1 coi4 (idiom) erudite and multitalented; versatile and able
- 不遑多让 不遑多讓 bù huáng duō ràng ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄖㄤˋ bat1 wong4 do1 joeng6 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
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- 得道多助 dé dào duō zhù ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ dak1 dou6 do1 zo6 a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
- 多吃多占 多吃多佔 duō chī duō zhàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄢˋ do1 hek3 do1 zim3 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
- 多愁多病 duō chóu duō bìng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔㄡˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄧㄥˋ do1 sau4 do1 beng6 much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
- 多愁善感 duō chóu shàn gǎn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔㄡˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄍㄢˇ do1 sau4 sin6 gam2 (idiom) emotionally sensitive and prone to melancholy
- 多此一举 多此一舉 duō cǐ yī jǔ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄘˇ ㄧ ㄐㄩˇ do1 ci2 jat1 geoi2 to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
- 多谋善断 多謀善斷 duō móu shàn duàn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ do1 mau4 sin6 dyun6 (idiom) resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious
- 多难兴邦 多難興邦 duō nàn xīng bāng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄋㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄅㄤ do1 naan4 hing1 bong1 much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 积少成多 積少成多 jī shǎo chéng duō ㄐㄧ ㄕㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄛ zik1 siu2 sing4 do1 (idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean
- 老夫少妻 lǎo fū shào qī ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ ㄕㄠˋ ㄑㄧ lou5 fu1 siu3 cai1 (idiom) older husband and much younger wife
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- 年少无知 年少無知 nián shào wú zhī ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄠˋ ㄨˊ ㄓ nin4 siu3 mou4 zi1 (idiom) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
- 人烟稀少 人煙稀少 rén yān xī shǎo ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧ ㄕㄠˇ jan4 jin1 hei1 siu2 no sign of human habitation (idiom); desolate
- 僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo ㄙㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄕㄠˇ zang1 do1 zuk1 siu2 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄥ ㄕˋ (idiom) young and inexperienced; wet behind the ears
- 少见多怪 少見多怪 shǎo jiàn duō guài ㄕㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄞˋ siu2 gin3 do1 gwaai3 lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom)
- 疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè ㄕㄨ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
- 凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕㄠˇ hung1 do1 gat1 siu3 lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom)
Example sentences
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多少 钱 錢 ？
How much is it?
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多少 人 ？
How many people?
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这个 這個 多少 ？
How much is it?
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多少 苹果 蘋果 ？
How many apples are there?
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他 要 多少 ?
How many does he want?
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