多 duō
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duō
verb
over; indicates a number greater than the number preceding it
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: In the sense of 有余; for example, 一年多 'more than a year' (Guoyu '多' adj 2; NCCED 1 '多' 4; Unihan '多') -
duó
adjective
many; much
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: For example, in literary Chinese, 慈母多敗兒 'a mother who lavishes too much love on her children spoils them', from Han Feizi's Xian Xue (DCP 'C222'; Guoyu '多' duó; Kroll 2015 '多' 1a; NCCED 1 '多' 1; Unihan '多') -
duō
adjective
more
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (Guoyu '多' v 2; NCCED 1 '多' 1; Unihan '多') -
duō
adverb
an unspecified extent
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (NCCED 2 '多' 3) -
duō
adverb
used in exclamations
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '多' v 1; NCCED 2 '多' 2) -
duō
adjective
excessive
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: In the sense of 过分 (Guoyu '多' adv 4; Kroll 2015 '多' 2; NCCED 1 '多' 3) -
duō
adverb
to what extent
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Used in questions, such as 你多大? (NCCED 2 '多' 1) -
duō
adjective
abundant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 丰富 (Guoyu '多' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '多' 1c) -
duō
verb
to multiply; to acrue
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '多' 1) -
duō
adverb
mostly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the snese of 大部分 (Guoyu '多' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '多' 3) -
duō
adverb
simply; merely
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 只 or 只是 (Guoyu '多' adv 4; Kroll 2015 '多' 4) -
duō
adverb
frequently
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 经常 (Guoyu '多' adv 1) -
duō
adverb
very
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 非常; for example, 多谢 'thank you very much' (Guoyu '多' adv 2) -
duō
proper noun
Duo
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '多' n)
Contained in
- 识多才广(識多才廣) knowledgeable and versatile
- 多项式方程(多項式方程) polynomial equation
- 多发病(多發病) frequently re-occurring disease
- 以少胜多(以少勝多) using the few to defeat the many; to win from a position of weakness
- 多闻强记(多聞強記) to study widely and remember well
- 加多 add more
- 多次 many times; repeatedly
- 礼多人不怪(禮多人不怪) nobody will find fault with extra courtesy
- 多累 trouble; bother ; fatigue
- 最多 at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal
- 多层大厦(多層大廈) multistory building
- 多面体(多面體) a polyhedron; a polytope
- 密多罗(密多羅) Mitra
- 太多 too much / too many
- 多头(多頭) many-headed; many-layered (authority); devolved (as opposed to centralized); pluralistic ; number of animals ; long term (finance); long (investment)
- 多工作业(多工作業) multitasking
- 多一事不如少一事 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble; the less complications the better
- 几多(幾多) how much; how many; how (smart etc); such ...
- 多种语言(多種語言) multilingual
- 多用途 multi-purpose
- 差不多 almost; nearly; similar ; approximately; more or less ; nearly finished
- 多云(多雲) cloudy
- 差多 a large difference
- 虱多不痒(蝨多不癢) many fleas, but unconcerned; no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others; Troubles never come singly.
- 短多 good prospects in the short term (finance)
- 生物多样性(生物多樣性) biodiversity
- 薄利多销(薄利多銷) small profit but rapid turnover
- 智多星 resourceful person; mastermind
- 利多卡因 lidocaine
- 佛得角埃斯库多(佛得角埃斯庫多) Cape Verde escudo
- 多工 to multiplex; multiple; multi-
- 多哈回合 Doha Round
- 多久 how long?
- 多元性 diversity
- 多胎妊娠 multiple pregnancy
- 产量多(產量多) fruitful
- 多边形(多邊形) a polygon
- 多晶片模组(多晶片模組) multi-chip module (MCM)
- 彼拉多 Pilate (Pontius Pilate in the Biblical passion story)
Also contained in
优陀耶迭多跋摩二世 、 宿呵多国 、 鄂尔多斯沙漠 、 域多利皇后 、 多佛尔 、 一有多种 、 多点广播 、 多瑙 、 特立尼达和多巴哥 、 多哥 、 哥林多 、 跋僧多神
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷五 中山經 Chapter 5: Classic of the Mountains - Central Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 526
- 卷二 西山經 Chapter 2: Classic of the Mountains - West Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 190
- 卷三 北山經 Chapter 3: Classic of the Mountains - North Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 144
- 卷四 東山經 Chapter 4: Classic of the Mountains - East Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 80
- 卷一 南山經 Chapter 1: Classic of the Mountains - South Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 75
- 卷五十 志第三 天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 64
- 卷五十一 志第四 天文四 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Astronomy 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 62
- 卷二百六十四 列傳第二十三 薛居正 沈倫 盧多遜 宋琪 宋雄 Volume 264 Biographies 23: Xue Juzheng, Shen Lun, Lu Duoxun, Song Qi, Song Xiong History of Song 宋史 — count: 61
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 52
- 卷九十四 列傳第八十二: 高麗 百濟 新羅 勿吉 奚 契丹 室韋 豆莫婁 地豆干 烏洛侯 流求 倭 Volume 94 Biographies 82: Goryeo, Baekje, Silla, Wuji, Xi, Khitan, Shiwei, Doumolou, Didouyu, Wuluohou, Liuqiu, Japan History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 47
Collocations
- 衆多 (衆多) 后妃子孫衆多也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧螽斯 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Zhong Si — count: 6
- 多福 (多福) 詒爾多福 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鹿鳴之什‧天保 Minor odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Lu Ming - Tian Bao — count: 5
- 多诰 (多誥) 予不惟若茲多誥 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 酒誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement about Drunkenness — count: 4
- 多难 (多難) 王事多難 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鹿鳴之什‧出車 Minor odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Lu Ming - Chu Che — count: 4
- 多罪 (多罪) 有夏多罪 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誓 Shang Shu - Speech of Tang — count: 3
- 实多 (實多) 忘我實多 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧晨風 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Chen Feng — count: 3
- 多受 (多受) 既多受祉 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧南有嘉魚之什‧六月 Minor odes of the kingdom - Nan You Jia Yu Zhi Shen - Liu Yue — count: 2
- 多违 (多違) 男女多違 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧陳‧東門之楊 Lessons from the states - Odes of Chen - Dong Men Zhi Yang — count: 2
- 王多 (王多) 藹藹王多吉士 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧卷阿 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Juan A — count: 2
- 宣多 (宣多) 侯宣多省視官具于氾 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2