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- <h1>Asking about degree with "<span class="pinyinst">duō</span>" "<span class="hanzist">多</span>"</h1>
- <p>How big? How busy? How cold? Ask questions like these regarding the degree of an adjective with <span class="hanzi">多</span> (<span class="pinyin">duō</span>). This is just one of the many uses of this word.</p>
- <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
- <p><span class="hanzi">多</span> (<span class="pinyin">duō</span>) is often used to ask about the degree or extent of something.</p>
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- <p>Subj. + <span class="hanzist">多</span> + Adj. ?</p>
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- <p>This is an easy way to ask "<b>How [adjective] is [subject]?</b>"</p>
- <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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- <li><span class="hanzi">她 <span class="fondjaune">多</span> 高？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Tā <span class="fondjaune">duō</span> gāo?</span> <br/>How tall is she?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">你家 <span class="fondjaune">多</span> 大？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ jiā <span class="fondjaune">duō</span> dà?</span> <br/>How large is your house?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">你 的 孩子 <span class="fondjaune">多</span> 大？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ de háizi <span class="fondjaune">duō</span> dà?</span> <br/>How old is your child?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">黄河 <span class="fondjaune">多</span> 长？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Huánghé <span class="fondjaune">duō</span> cháng?</span> <br/>How long is the Yellow River?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">你 家 离 这儿 <span class="fondjaune">多</span> 远？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ jiā lí zhèr <span class="fondjaune">duō</span> yuǎn?</span> <br/>How far is your house away from here?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">你 要 在 美国 待 <span class="fondjaune">多</span> 久？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ yào zài Měiguó dāi <span class="fondjaune">duō</span> jiǔ?</span> <br/>How long are you going to stay in the USA?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">这些 东西 <span class="fondjaune">多</span> 重？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Zhèxiē dōngxi <span class="fondjaune">duō</span> zhòng?</span> <br/>How heavy are these things?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">你 知道 我们 现在 <span class="fondjaune">多</span> 胖 吗？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ zhīdào wǒmen xiànzài <span class="fondjaune">duō</span> pàng ma?</span> <br/>Do you know how fat we are now?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">你 知道 这里 的 冬天 <span class="fondjaune">多</span> 冷 吗？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ zhīdào zhèlǐ de dōngtiān <span class="fondjaune">duō</span> lěng ma?</span> <br/>Do you know how cold it is here in winter?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">你 知道 上海 的 房子 <span class="fondjaune">多</span> 贵 吗？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ zhīdào Shànghǎi de fángzi <span class="fondjaune">duō</span> guì ma?</span> <br/>Do you know how expensive housing is in Shanghai?</li>
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- <p><span class="hanzi">大</span> (<span class="pinyin">dà</span>) and <span class="hanzi">小</span> (<span class="pinyin">xiǎo</span>) can also be used to describe ages. The question phrase <span class="hanzi">多大</span> (<span class="pinyin">duō dà</span>) is often used to ask "<b>how old.</b>" However, it is an informal way to ask, usually reserved for peers, close friends, or children. The phrase <span class="hanzi">几岁</span> (<span class="pinyin">jǐ suì</span>) is most often used for children young enough to display their ages on one hand. Adults do not normally directly ask each other's ages in a formal setting.</p>
- <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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- <li><a href="Doing_something_more_with_"duo"" title="wikilink">Doing something more with "duo"</a></li>
- <li><a href="Intensifying_with_"duo"" title="wikilink">Intensifying with "duo"</a></li>
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- <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
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- <li>Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 135-7)</li>
- <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 233)</li>
- <li>Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 207-210, 301)</li>
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