A number in excess of a certain amount is expressed by adding
"多" (duō) to the end of a number. This is usually translated as
"more than..." in English.
Structure
Number + 多 + Measure word + (Noun)
Examples
- 他 妈妈 已经 五十 多 岁 了。Tā māma yǐjīng
wǔshí duō suì le.His mother is
already more than fifty years old.
- 这个 包 花 了 我 三 万 多 块钱 。Zhège bāo
huā le wǒ sān qiān duō kuài qián.This bag cost me more than thirty thousand
kuai.
- 这 本 书 有 一 千 多 页 。Zhè běn shū yǒu
yī qiān duō yè.This book has
more than ten thousand pages.
- 中国 有 五 千 多 年 的 历史 。 Zhōngguó yǒu
wǔ qiān duō nián de lìshǐ.China
has more than five thousand years of history.
In the above examples, 年 does not take a measure word.
When the number is smaller than eleven, the 多 can be put after
the measure word. However, if the number is bigger than eleven, the
多 has to be put before the measure word:
- 五岁多
- 五十岁多
- 五十多 岁
- 九十块钱多
- 九十多 块 钱
See also
Books
Category:B1 grammar points