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多少

duō shǎo · duo shao/duō shao · duo shao

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Meaning

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duō shǎo 多少

  1. number; amount
  2. somewhat

duō shao 多少

  1. how much?; how many?
  2. (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
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Step count

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)走(zǒu)了(le)多少(duōshao)步(bù)？

    How many steps did you walk today?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)手机(shǒujī)。一万(yīwàn)两千(liǎngqiān)步(bù)。

    Let me check my phone. Twelve thousand steps.

  3. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)多(duō)！你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)走(zǒu)多少(duōshao)？

    So many! How many do you walk every day?

  4. Liangliang

    一般(yībān)八千(bāqiān)。今天(jīntiān)去(qù)了(le)公园(gōngyuán)，所以(suǒyǐ)多(duō)。

    Usually eight thousand. Today I went to the park, so more.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)呢(ne)？我(wǒ)走(zǒu)了(le)多少(duōshao)？

    And me? How many did I walk?

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)放(fàng)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)，今天(jīntiān)是(shì)零(líng)步(bù)。

    Your phone is at home. Today you have zero steps.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)记(jì)事(shì)情(qing)的(de)能(néng)力(lì)并(bìng)不(bù)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)好(hǎo)多(duō)少(shǎo)。

You are no better at remembering things than I am.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)问(wèn)乔(qiáo)治(zhì)亚(yà)洲(zhōu)的(de)最(zuì)低(dī)工(gōng)资(zī)是(shì)多(duō)少(shao)？

What is the minimum wage in Georgia?

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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多
duō

many; much; too many; in excess

少
shǎo

few; less

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