多[duō]

形

1. many; much; more

♦ 很~人 many people

♦ 要办的事情很~。 There are many things to attend to.

♦ 时间紧迫, 我不能~考虑。 Time is running out, I can't give it much thought.

♦ 请~~帮助。 Please give me all the help you can.

2. excessive

♦ ~疑 oversensitive; oversuspicious; given to suspicion

动

1. have (a specified amount) more or too much

♦ 这个句子~了一个字。 There is one word too many in this sentence.

♦ 班上~了三个新同学。 There are three more new students in the class.

2. have sth. in abundance

♦ 南方~水, 利于灌溉。 Irrigation is easy in the South because of the abundance of water.

♦ 这里春天~风, 夏天~雨。 Here we have a lot of wind in spring and a lot of rain in summer.

♦ 夏天~痢疾。 There is a high incidence of dysentery in summer.

助over a specified amount; and more

♦ 三个~月 more than three months; three months and more

♦ 六十~岁 over sixty years old

♦ 十斤~ ten jin and more

副

1. (used in questions) to what extent

♦ 他~大年纪了？ How old is he?

♦ 天安门有~高？ How high is Tian'anmen?

♦ ~厚的木板才能做桌面呢？ How thick must a piece of wood be if it is to be made into a table top?

2. (used in exclamations) to what an extent

♦ 这天儿~闷哪! How sultry it is!

♦ 看她~漂亮! Look how pretty she is!

3. to an unspecified extent

♦ 有~大劲儿使~大劲儿。 Put out all the strength you have.