Indicating a number in excess

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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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.

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:

Indicating a number in excess

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