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多少 (duō shǎo): How much/many? (Pronoun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 1
HSK 3.0Level 1
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3.

Character Breakdown

多 • duō • much/many; how [+adjective] • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
duō多

much/many; how [+adjective]

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Pinyinduō shǎo
Meaninghow much/many?
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少 • shǎo • few • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
shǎo少

few

4.

Readings & Senses

duō shǎo(duo shao)
1. [pronoun]how much/many?[HSK1]
duō shao(duo shao)
1. [pronoun]how much/many?[HSK 3.0 · L1]
5.

How to Use 多少 in Sentences

Adverb + Question Wordwith没
méi没
duō多
shao少
neutral
not much/many
Verb + Objectwith知道
zhī知
dào道
duō多
shao少
Question Word + Noun
duō多
shao少
suì岁
neutral
how old (years)
6.

Example Sentences with 多少

zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
de的
jià价
gé

HSK 1 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 多少.

  • 电脑diàn nǎocomputer
  • 我们wǒ menwe; us
  • 先生xiān shengMr; Sir
  • 怎么zěn mehow?
  • 什么shénmewhat; something
  • 医院yī yuànhospital
  • 衣服yī fuclothes
neutral
know how much
duō多
shao少
rén人
neutral
how many people
duō多
shao少
qián钱
neutral
how much money
格
shì是
duō多
shao少
？
How much does this garment cost?
qǐng请
wèn问
zhè这
hé盒
chá茶
yè叶
de的
jià价
gé格
shì是
duō多
shao少
？
May I ask how much this box of tea costs?
qǐng wèn ， cóng zhèr dào chē zhàn yǒu duō shao gōng lǐ ？
请问，从这儿到车站有多少公里？
Excuse me, how many kilometers is it from here to the station?
nǐ你
men们
bān班
yǒu有
duō多
shǎo少
xué学
shēng生
？
How many students are in your class?
zhè这
ge个
bān班
yǒu有
duō多
shǎo少
xué学
shēng生
？
How many students are in this class?
nǐ你
měi每
tiān天
hē喝
duō多
shǎo少
shuǐ水
？
How much water do you drink every day?
qǐng请
gào告
su诉
wǒ我
xū需
yào要
zhǔn准
bèi备
duō多
shǎo少
fèn份
wén文
jiàn件
。
Please tell me how many copies of the document I need to prepare.
nǐ你
mǎi买
le了
duō多
shǎo少
niú牛
nǎi奶
？
How much milk did you buy?
  • 高兴gāo xìngpleased; happy
  • 汉语hàn yǔStandard Chinese language
  • 儿子ér zison
  • 昨天zuó tiānyesterday
  • 商店shāng diànshop
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    Words Sharing Characters

    More common words that include characters from 多少.

    Words with 多
    • 多么duō mehow ...
    • 好多hǎo duōmany
    • 多数duō shùmajority; most
    • 多样duō yàngdiverse
    • 许多xǔ duōmany
    • 差不多chà bu duōalmost
    • 众多zhòng duōnumerous
    • 多亏duō kuīthanks to; owing to; fortunately
    Words with 少
    • 减少jiǎn shǎoto reduce; to cut back; decrease
    • 少年shào niánearly youth
    • 少数shǎo shùsmall number
    • 少见shǎo jiànrare; seldom seen
    少量
    shǎo liàng
    a smidgen
  • 缺少quē shǎolack
  • 至少zhì shǎoat least
  • 青少年qīng shào niányoungsters