多少

duō shao

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Pronoun Very common

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多少

duō shao Pronoun how much?; how many?

多少

duō shǎo number; amount

Definitions

1. how much?
2. how many?
3. (phone number, student ID etc) what number?

Word relationships

Related words

2 items

• 多 duō 多 duō many; much 用于询问程度，如‘多大’问年龄，‘多高’问高度。: many; much
• 数量 shù liàng 数量 shù liàng amount 多少用来询问数量。: amount

Synonyms

1 item

• 几 jǐ 几 jǐ how much 用于询问数量，多少更通用，几常用于数量较小或询问数字、年龄等。: how much

Usage notes

Collocations

多少 can be used before nouns directly, e.g., 多少钱 (duōshao qián) 'how much money'. It can also be used with 有 to ask about quantity, e.g., 有多少人 (yǒu duōshao rén) 'how many people'.

Common mistakes

Don't use 几 for quantities over ten; 多少 is preferred for larger numbers. Also, 多少 can be used to ask about prices, while 几 typically cannot.

Example Sentences

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这个东西 多少 钱？

How much does this thing cost?

多少 錢？

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多少 钱？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 3697906)

多少 人？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10267391)

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Words Containing 多少

• 也好不了多少 也好不了多少 yě hǎo bu liǎo duō shǎo: hardly any better
• 多多少少 多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo: to some extent
• 多少有些 多少有些 duō shǎo yǒu xiē: somewhat

Child Words of 多少

• 多 多 duō: many; much
• 少 少 shǎo: few
• 少 少 shào: young