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Chinese
Pronunciation 1
Adjective
多少
- (interrogative) how many; how much
- 你要多少？ ― Nǐ yào duōshǎo? ― How much do you want?
這個班有多少男生？ [MSC, trad.]
这个班有多少男生？ [MSC, simp.]- Zhè ge bān yǒu duōshǎo nánshēng?
- How many boys are in this class?
你背唐詩背了多少首？ [MSC, trad.]
你背唐诗背了多少首？ [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ bèi Tángshī bèi le duōshǎo shǒu?
- How many Tang poems have you memorized?
多少鈔票？ [Shanghainese, trad.]
多少钞票？ [Shanghainese, simp.]- 1tu-sau 5tshau-phiau [Wugniu]
- How much does it cost?
- (when duplicated in a sentence) as much as; as many as
你要多少就拿多少。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- Nǐ yào duōshǎo jiù ná duōshǎo.
- Take as many as you want.
你需要多少複印件就複印多少吧。 [MSC, trad.]
你需要多少复印件就复印多少吧。 [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ xūyào duōshǎo fùyìnjiàn jiù fùyìn duōshǎo ba.
- Make as many photocopies as you need.
Usage notes
Sometimes 多少 (duōshao) is used in ways that the English terms how many and how much are not; for example, in Mandarin it is common to ask:
你的電話號碼是多少？ [MSC, trad.]
你的电话号码是多少？ [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshǎo?
- What is your phone number? (literally, How many/much is your phone number?)
你的電子郵件是多少？ [MSC, trad.]
你的电子邮件是多少？ [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ de diànzǐ yóujiàn shì duōshǎo?
- What is your email address? (literally, How many/much is your email address?)
你的微信號是多少？ [MSC, trad.]
你的微信号是多少？ [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ de Wēixìn hào shì duōshǎo?
- What is your Wechat account (usually not made up of digits)? (literally, How many/much is your Wechat account?)
This usage of how many may have become prevalent on account of the fact that phone numbers - as well as many email addresses in China - are made up completely of digits.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
多少 (“how many; how much”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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幾, 幾何, 幾多, 幾許, 多少
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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多少
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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多少
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| Taiwan
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多少
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| Singapore
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多少
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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多少
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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多少
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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好多
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| Wuhan
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幾多, 好多
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| Guilin
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好多
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| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
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幾, 幾多
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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多少
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| Hefei
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好些, 好多
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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幾多, 幾
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| Hong Kong
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幾多, 幾
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| Taishan
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幾多
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| Dongguan
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幾多
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| Yangjiang
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幾多, 幾
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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幾多, 幾
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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幾多
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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幾多
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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幾多
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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幾多
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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幾多
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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幾多
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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幾多
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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幾多
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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多少
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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幾多
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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若夥
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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若夥
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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偌濟
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| Quanzhou
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偌濟
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| Shishi
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偌濟
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| Zhangzhou
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偌濟
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| Zhao'an
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偌濟
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| Tainan
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偌濟, 幾
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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幾
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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偌濟, 幾
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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偌濟, 幾
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| Chaozhou
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若濟
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| Shantou
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若濟
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| Jieyang
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若濟
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| Puning
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若濟
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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若濟
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| Haikou
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偌濟
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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幾多
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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多少, 幾化, 幾多化 dated
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| Shanghai (Qingpu)
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幾好
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| Shanghai (Jiading)
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幾漢
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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多話
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| Suzhou
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幾化
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| Wuxi
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幾化
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| Ningbo
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多少
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| Wenzhou
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幾倈兒, 幾倈
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| Lishui
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幾粒
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| Qingyuan
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多
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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好多
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| Xiangtan
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幾, 幾多
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| Shuangfeng
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好多, 幾多
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See also
Pronunciation 2
Noun
多少
- amount; how much; how many
所得稅的多少取決於你的收入。 [MSC, trad.]
所得税的多少取决于你的收入。 [MSC, simp.]- Suǒdéshuì de duōshǎo qǔjué yú nǐ de shōurù.
- How much income tax you pay depends on your income.
Adverb
多少
- somewhat; more or less
這種描述多少有點準確性。 [MSC, trad.]
这种描述多少有点准确性。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhè zhǒng miáoshù duōshǎo yǒu diǎn zhǔnquèxìng.
- The description is more or less accurate.
Synonyms
- 一些 (yīxiē)
- 小可 (Hokkien)
- 小可仔 (Hokkien)
- 微微仔 (Hokkien)
- 拉圇 / 拉囵 (Hokkien)
- 普二略 (Hokkien)
- 普其略 (Hokkien)
- 普普仔 (Hokkien)
- 有些 (yǒuxiē)
- 略事 (lüèshì) (literary)
- 略仔 (Hokkien)
- 略微 (lüèwēi)
- 略為 / 略为 (lüèwéi)
- 略略 (lüèlüè)
- 略略仔 (Hokkien)
- 稍
- 稍微 (shāowēi)
- 稍為 / 稍为 (shāowéi)
- 稍稍仔 (Hokkien)
- 粗粗 (Hakka)
- 粗粗仔 (Hakka)
- 約略 / 约略 (yuēlüè)
- 聊 (liáo) (literary, or in compounds)
- 頗略仔 / 颇略仔 (Hokkien)
- 麻微 (Hokkien)
- 麻文 (Hokkien)
Descendants
Derived terms
Japanese
Adverb
多少 • (tashō)
- little, somewhat, rather, quite
Noun
多少 • (tashō)
- amount, number