Large and Approximate Amounts
Learn Large and Approximate Amounts with practical HSK 2 examples, focus vocabulary, common pitfalls, and targeted cloze practice.
Pattern
万 / 好多 / 多
Use this HSK 2 pattern to make sentence structure, scope, or emphasis explicit instead of relying on word-for-word English order.
这个城市有很多人。
When to use Large and Approximate Amounts
Read 万 / 好多 / 多 as a sentence tool, not just as vocabulary. First locate the main action or claim, then ask what 万 adds to it.
这个句子里的万让意思更清楚。
The 万 in this sentence makes the meaning clearer.
老师让我们用万 / 好多 / 多再说一个例子。
The teacher asked us to make another example with 万 / 好多 / 多.
如果不用万，句子的重点会不一样。
Without 万, the sentence focus would be different.
学习万 / 好多 / 多以后，阅读长句更容易。
After learning 万 / 好多 / 多, reading longer sentences becomes easier.
Common traps
- Do not translate 万 / 好多 / 多 mechanically from English; check the Chinese word order first.
- Keep 万 close to the part of the sentence it controls.
- Do not overuse the pattern in every sentence; use it when it adds a clear role.
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