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Definitions
- 1. many; much
- 2. too many; in excess
- 3. (after a numeral) ... odd
- 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó])
- 5. (bound form) multi-; poly-
Example Sentences
1 shown測驗結果顯示他有 多 發憤上學。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 多
wide and knowledgeable
many
polysyllabic word
Dominica
Diego Maradona (1960-), Argentine footballer
dual polyhedron
elegant and graceful posture
hardly any better
solid angle
Queen Victoria (reigned 1837-1901)
full of devilish tricks and cunning stratagems (idiom)
diversity (of forms and colors)
Condoleezza Rice (1954-), US Secretary of State 2005-2009
(math.) system of polynomial equations
to be plagued with misfortunes
how big?
considerably
polytheism
polynomial (math.)
succulent
Doha Round (world trade talks that began in Doha, Qatar in 2001)
Ordos Desert, Inner Mongolia
fruitful
porous
Barbados
interdisciplinary
Pilate (Pontius Pilate in the Biblical passion story)
diversification
the Palace of the Bogdo Khan in Ulan Bator, Mongolia
perennial (of plants)
(after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)
convex polyhedron
troubled times
race of several days
many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-
changeable
mountainous district
trivial matter
polygon
Madoi or Maduo county (Tibetan: rma stod rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[guǒ luò zhōu], Qinghai
St Anthony Parish (Macau)
biodiversity
multiparty
lidocaine (loanword)
Chips Ahoy! (brand)
multipurpose
the Danube
before long
to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
polyploid (multiple chromosomes)
receiving much help (from outside)
Sodom and Gomorrah
Bogdo, last Khan of Mongolia
Corinth
it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)
Dominican Republic
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
Dodoma, capital of Tanzania
domino (loanword)
First epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians
much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
multishare or multifurrow plow
Costco (warehouse club chain)
multibyte
Queen Victoria (1819-1901), reigned 1837-1901
polycrystalline
for the most part
Zadoi County (Tibetan: rdza stod rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
polyphony
dominoes
multipolar
Zadoi County (Tibetan: rdza stod rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
(idiom) (of a husband and wife, etc) to spend more time apart than together; to see each other very little
El Salvador
regular polyhedron
knowledgeable and versatile
multithreading
Ordos prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia
Chindu County (Tibetan: khri 'du rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
Trinidad and Tobago
Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor
multiverse (cosmology)
most
(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working
basic multilingual plane (BMP)
much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
fickle
Pierre Trudeau (1919-2000), prime minister of Canada 1980-1984 and 1968-1979
biodiversity
many-particle (physics)
Dole (name)
Caledonia
Ordos, region of Inner Mongolia administered as a prefecture-level city, and a people of the region
polyester
experienced and knowledgeable (idiom)
(dialect) when?
numerous
melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
Zhidoi County (Tibetan: 'bri stod rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
for the past many years
polytene chromosome
Dopod (company name)
multi-chip module (MCM)
Christian Johann Doppler, Austrian physicist who discovered the Doppler effect
alternate ending
Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic
Colorado
character with two or more readings
when?
multilateral
Danube
majority; most
Chardonnay (grape type)
diverse
multinational
multilingual
somewhat
polyphenism
Amdo county, Tibetan: A mdo rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[nà qǔ dì qū], central Tibet
the Heart Sutra
toast (loanword)
(quite) a lot
number
multiethnic
Dover
nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)
wooded
not much difference
multitasking (computing)
San Salvador, capital of El Salvador
gondola (Venetian boat) (loanword)
multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply)
(of time) how long?
convex polygon
Corinthians
too many; excessive
multicellular life form
multicellular
lit. covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore; up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom)
such ...
autopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of single species)
Toledo, Spain
see 媳婦熬成婆|媳妇熬成婆[xí fù ào chéng pó]
Zhidoi County (Tibetan: 'bri stod rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
Doyle (name)
multiple-choice question
many
thanks to
Orlando
polytope
Colorado
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
(coll.) aplenty
richly colorful
(great) majority
cendol, Southeast Asian iced sweet dessert
(zoology) phylum Porifera (sponges)
New Caledonia
lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate such as starch 澱粉|淀粉 and cellulose 纖維素|纤维素)
multitalented
time is limited (idiom)
Porifera (phylum of sponges)
Duolun County in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia
Second Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians
the Grand Canyon (Colorado)
Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza, Kenya, on the White Nile
to be in the majority
the great majority
more than
many and varied
how much?
almost
(idiom) many little things add up to sth great; many little drops make an ocean
Córdoba, Spain
Bordeaux
equivocality
centipedes and millipedes
(organic chemistry) ractopamine (loanword)
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to sb's life)
knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
it's always good to have more skills (idiom)
the Doppler effect
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
more than a year
absolute majority
many-headed
Doritos (brand of tortilla chips)
variegation; diversity
the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)
multiple myeloma (medicine)
multilayered
diversification
the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫|四人帮[sì rén bāng])
too polite
multistory building
Epistle of St Paul to Titus
prolific
succulent (plant)
Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong
phytoncide (biochemistry)
all-spice (Pimenta dioica)
multimode fiber
Düsseldorf (Germany)
Dortmund, city in the Ruhr 魯爾區|鲁尔区[lǔ ěr qū], Germany
the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
multilingual support
Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as writing media
dopamine
to some extent
Qobto or Kobdo, khanate of outer Mongolia
pluralism, philosophical doctrine that the universe consists of different substances
at most
Vaisravana (one of the Heavenly Kings)
Gryffindor (Harry Potter)
endorphin (loanword)
good prospects in the short term (finance)
turbot
names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
Peter (Catholic transliteration)
many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom); no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others
work more and get more
Oviedo (Asturian: Uviéu), capital of Asturias in northwest Spain
multiparty election
too much talk is a nuisance (idiom)
Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States
I have troubled you
Garab Dorje Rinpoche, succession of Buthanese religious leaders
starry
to multiplex
Leonardo (name)
Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer
Bartholomew
(coll.) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
polygamy
Sodom and Gomorrah
polypeptide chain
all sorts
to multitask
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer
many
a Pandora's box
swaying gently
Sodom
Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)
multitalented
to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
the Commonwealth of Dominica
learned and erudite
convex polytope
mononucleosis
libido (loanword)
Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya on the Zambesi River, between Zambia and Zimbabwe
many postures
Ordos Plateau, Inner Mongolia
Madoi or Maduo county (Tibetan: rma stod rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[guǒ luò zhōu], Qinghai
to increase
multinational
Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe
leafy
Bordeaux mixture
good prospects in the long term (finance)
to multiplex
(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
resourceful
multiport repeater
Stoicism
multipurpose
multivalued function (math.)
Newfoundland and Labrador, province of Canada
Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
resourceful person
to compete to produce extravagant literary works (idiom)
to speak concisely and practice frequently (idiom)
to have unfounded doubts
multifunctional
see 不遑多讓|不遑多让[bù huáng duō ràng]
Aristotle (philosopher)
Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[nǔ ěr hā chì], successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝[shùn zhì dì]
to gossip and meddle
(computing) polymorphism
Sodom
the vast majority
(math.) polynomial equation
majority party
affectionate
polymorphonuclear leukocyte
multimode
one-to-many correspondence
multiethnic state
up to the maximum
Victoria (name)
meddling in other people's business
Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink
Erdogan (name)
multistation
juicy
polychlorinated biphenyl
Amdo county, Tibetan: A mdo rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[nà qǔ dì qū], central Tibet
absolute majority
bright and colorful
everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
São Tomé and Príncipe
Ecuador
meddlesome
Doha, capital of Qatar
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
Trinidad and Tobago
superfluous
to meddle
Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink)
cloudy (meteorology)
prone to illness
mountainous
lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be be astonished by certain things (idiom)
ugly people will do all kinds of weird things to get attention (idiom)
multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)
Togo
polyseme
Titus (1st century AD), Christian missionary, disciple of St. Paul
multimedia
biodiversity
taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
time division multiplexing
polypeptide, a chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein
polytheist
play in several acts
deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous
multiple pregnancy
Labrador, Canada
multitalented person; versatile person; all-rounder
at most
multi-touch (computing)
prolific
oversensitive
Mahābhārata, second great Indian epic after 羅摩衍那|罗摩衍那[luó mó yǎn nà], possibly originally c. 4th century BC
character having several readings and meanings
many thanks
multiplexer
when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion (idiom)
Dominica
polymorphism
plywood
the more the better
Pandora
multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)
over 20
talk nicely and avoid disputes
Dogecoin (cryptocurrency)
to get more criticism than praise
frequently reoccurring disease
Wen Yiduo (1899-1946), poet and patriotic fighter, executed by Guomindang in Kunming
multiplicity
fleshy
polysaccharide
polygon
Pinduoduo, social e-commerce company founded in 2015
multiparty system
Dove (brand)
polyhedron
many-sided
Troodos, Cyprus
porous
Chindu County (Tibetan: khri 'du rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[yù shù zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai
many particle systems (physics)
multivitamin
much
hard to come by
full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
Pontius Pilate (in the Biblical passion story)
Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund Adorno (1903-1969), German sociologist, philosopher, musicologist, and composer
more or less
(dialect) store (loanword)
Theodor (name)
St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
many wolves and not enough meat
bull market
Murdoch (name)
multi-platform (computing)
Empedocles (490-430 BC), Greek Sicilian pre-Socratic philosopher
much sorrows and illness (idiom); melancholy and weakly
Victoria Island
Victoria Park, Hong Kong
Victoria, southeastern Australian state
majority decision
multiculturalism
see 貴人多忘|贵人多忘[guì rén duō wàng]
to overstate
multidimensional
multiple sclerosis
Dolly (1996-2003), female sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell
Duolun County in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia
as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom)
multibeam (e.g. laser)
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
JDB (Chinese beverage company)
mostly sunny; mostly clear (meteorology)
Armageddon (in Revelation 16:16)
number
polysemy
Ronaldo (name)
colorful
multipurpose
escudo (Spanish and Portuguese: shield), former currency of Portugal and other countries
many
polyhedron
Quito, capital of Ecuador
Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher
many times
Toronto, capital of Ontario, Canada
Donatello (c. 1386-1466)
wordy
there's no shortage
talkative
over one billion
small profit but rapid turnover
allopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of different species)
multilevel analysis model
polyunsaturated fatty acid
multicast address
fall short by a large amount
to take from the rich and give to the poor (idiom)
quadratic polynomial
Rivaldo
Theodor of Fyodor (name)
to imagine that one's love is reciprocated
long time
mistrustful; suspicious; paranoid
pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
convex polytope
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
dual nationality
many modules
doughnut (loanword)
multifarious
multiuser
resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious
in many ways
wavelength division multiplexing
an eminent person has short memory (idiom)
see 言多必失[yán duō bì shī]
Dominica
many-sided
in many stages
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) (telecommunications)
up to; no less than; as much as
multivalued (math.)
multitasking
Dover
polytheistic religion
see 波托馬克河|波托马克河[bō tuō mǎ kè hé]
dogfish (loanword)
see 僧多粥少[sēng duō zhōu shǎo]
diversity
erudite and multitalented (idiom); versatile and able
Adonis, figure in Greek mythology
please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)
add extra (of a spice etc)
strawberry (loanword)
polygamy
how (wonderful etc)
polypeptide, chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein
many-sided
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
Soto
the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
lots of money, less work, and close to home
myriapod
polyglot
Chinese elephant garlic
many years