多少 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 多少 hsk 1

多少

Definition number / amount / somewhat / how much? / how many? / (phone number, student ID etc) what number?

Usage

中文释义 ❶〈名〉指数量的大小：～不等，长短不齐。❷〈副〉或多或少：这句话～有点道理。❸〈副〉稍微：一立秋，天气～有点凉意了。 ɑo〈代〉疑问代词。❶问数量：这个村子有～人家？｜今年收了～粮食？❷表示不定的数量：我知道～说～｜有～人，准备～工具。

Characters 多 duō 少 shǎo/shào

COMMON WORDS WITH 多少
	或多或少 huò duō huò shǎo more or less

	多多少少 duō duō shǎo shǎo to some extent / more or less

	凶多吉少 xiōng duō jí shǎo everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious / everything points to disaster

	多不少 duō bù shǎo Much more

	多一事不如少一事 duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better

	僧多粥少 sēng duō zhōu shǎo lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply

	多退少补 ( 多退少補 ) duō tuì shǎo bǔ (after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment) ( 多退少補 )

	狼多肉少 láng duō ròu shǎo many wolves and not enough meat / not enough to go around

	钱多事少离家近 ( 錢多事少離家近 ) qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn lots of money, less work, and close to home / ideal job ( 錢多事少離家近 )

	也好不了多少 yě hǎo bu liǎo duō shǎo hardly any better / just as bad

	多少有些 duō shǎo yǒu xiē somewhat / more or less

	多栽花少栽刺 duō zāi huā shǎo zāi cì talk nicely and avoid disputes / give compliments and not remarks

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