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多少

duō shǎo

HSK 1 2-character word

What 多少 means

1. number; amount
2. somewhat

Other readings

多少 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• duō shaohow much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?

The characters in 多少

• 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd
• 少shǎofew; less; to lack

Example sentences

• 多少钱？
  How much is it?
• 多少人？
  How many people?
• 这个多少？
  How much is it?
• 他要多少?
  How many does he want?
• 还要多少？
  How much more?
• 多少苹果？
  How many apples are there?

Words starting with 多少

• 多少有些duō shǎo yǒu xiēsomewhat; more or less

Words containing 多少

• 也好不了多少yě hǎo bu liǎo duō shǎohardly any better; just as bad