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.
Contents
- Structure
- Examples
- See also
- Sources and further reading
- Books
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
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 81)
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 205-7) >
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册） (p. 86)