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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.
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- [1 Structure](#Structure "wikilink") - [2 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [3 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [4 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [4.1 Books](#Books "wikilink")
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Number + 多 + \[Measure word\] (+ Noun)
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- 我 妈妈 已经 五十 *多* 岁 了。Wǒ māma yǐjīng wǔshí *duō* suì le.My mother is over fifty. - 我们 走 了 两 个 *多* 小时 。Wǒmen zǒu le liǎng gè *duō* xiǎoshí.We have been walking for more than two hours. - 这个 班 有 两 百 *多* 个 学生 。Zhège bān yǒu liǎng bǎi *duō* gè xuéshēng.There are more than two hundred students in this class. - 这个 包 三 万 *多* 块钱 。Zhège bāo sān wàn *duō* kuài qián.This bag costs 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 a thousand pages. - 他 在 国外 住 了 二十 *多* 年 了 。Tā zài guówài zhù le èrshí *duō* nián le.He has been living abroad for more than twenty years. - 他 在 那儿 住 了 二十 *多* 天 了 。Tā zài nàr zhù le èrshí *duō* tiān le.He's been staying there for over 20 days. - 我 昨天 收到 了 三十 *多* 条 垃圾 短信 。Wǒ zuótiān shōudào le sānshí *duō* tiáo lājī duǎnxìn.I received more than thirty spam text messages yesterday. - 这个 城市 有 两 千 *多* 年 的 历史 。Zhège chéngshì yǒu liǎng qiān *duō* nián de lìshǐ.This city has a history of more than two thousand years.
In the above examples, 岁, 年 and 天 do 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 ------------------------------------------------------- - [Intensifying with "duo"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Intensifying_with_%22duo%22) - [Doing something more with "duo"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Doing_something_more_with_%22duo%22) - [Asking about degree with "duo"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Asking_about_degree_with_%22duo%22) - [Using "ji" to mean "several"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22ji%22_to_mean_%22several%22) Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books - [New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3)) (pp. 81) [→buy](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X) - [Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)) (pp. 205-7) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2femBuy) - [40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8A%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89) (pp. 86) [→buy](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20)
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