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Indicating a number in excess
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Similar to
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- [Asking about degree with
"duo"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Asking_about_degree_with_%22duo%22) (A2)
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- [1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [2
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- [3 See
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further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
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Books](#Books "wikilink")
Number + 多 + \[Measure word\] (+ Noun)
Examples
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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
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- [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
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