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多么

duō me

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 多麼

多么 (duō me) means "how (wonderful etc)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 多么 means

1. how (wonderful etc)
2. what (a great idea etc)
3. however (difficult it may be etc)
4. (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc)
5. to what extent

How 多么 is used in grammar

多么 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Degree Adverbs: 多、多么、更、十分、特别、挺、有点儿 (HSK 2)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 4, adverbs (程度副词).

The characters in 多么

• 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd
• 么mesuffix, used to form interrogative 什么

Example sentences

• 多么冷了！
  How cold it is!
• 多么冷啊!
  How cold it is!
• 我多么想念你！
  How I've missed you!
• 多么强的风啊！
  What a strong wind!

Where 多么 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Sequence, Similarity & Remaining Words (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read duō me correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.