Chinese question word - 多少 ( duōshǎo - How Many )

HSK Grammar Points > 多少

1. How many?
   【Verb + 多少 + (Measure Word) + (Noun)】
   used in questions to ask "what number of...?"
   • Shànghǎi lí běijīng yǒu duōshǎo gōnglǐ?
     上海离北京有多少公里？
     How many kilometers is Shanghai away from Beijing? 13401
     Nǐ qùguò duōshǎo gè dòngwùyuán?
     你去过多少个动物园？
     How many zoos have you been to? 13431
2. How much (money)?
   【花费多少钱？】【Subject + 多少钱？】
   used in questions to ask "what is the price?"
   • Zhè shuāng xiézi duōshǎo qián?
     这双鞋子多少钱？
     How much is this pair of shoes? 11388
     Nǐ huāfèile duōshǎo qián zài yóuxì shàng?
     你花费了多少钱在游戏上？
     How much did you spend on games? 13430
3. What is?
   【Subject + 是多少？】
   used in questions to ask "what amount of...?"
   • 20 Chú yǐ 5 shì duōshǎo?
     20除以5是多少?
     What is 20 divided by 5? 13438
     Rénkǒu zhōng nánnǚ de bǐlì shì duōshǎo?
     人口中男女的比例是多少?
     What is the ratio of men and women in the population? 13439
4. ! (exclamation)
   【多少...!】
   to express exclamation
   • Nǐ bù zhīdào tā shòule duōshǎo kǔ!
     你不知道他受了多少苦！
     You don't know how much he has suffered!(Suffered a lot) 13435
     Xiǎngxiǎng tā bāng nǐ zuòle duōshǎo shì!
     想想他帮你做了多少事！
     Think about how much he did for you!(Did a lot) 13436
5. somewhat
   【多少有点】【多少有些】
   to some degree
   • Jīnglìle jǐ cì shībài, tā duōshǎo yǒuxiē biànhuà.
     经历了几次失败，他多少有些变化。
     After several failures, he has changed somewhat. 13408
     Tā de jiànyì duōshǎo yǒudiǎn bāngzhù.
     他的建议多少有点帮助。
     His advice is somewhat helpful. 13409
6. as much as
   【Verb + 多少...就 + Verb + 多少】
   to express indefinite quantity
   • Nǐ xūyào duōshǎo jiù kěyǐ yòng duōshǎo.
     你需要多少就可以用多少。
     You may use as much as you need. 13411
     Tā néng chī duōshǎo, wǒ jiù gěile tā duōshǎo.
     他能吃多少，我就给了他多少。
     I gave him as much as he could eat. 13412
7. more or less
   【多多少少】【或多或少】
   more or less; in some degree; to a certain degree
   • Wǒ de jiànyì huò duō huò shǎo duì tā yǒu hǎochù.
     我的建议或多或少对他有好处。
     My advice is more or less good to him. 13413
     Zhè duōduō shàoshào yǐngxiǎngle wǒ de pànduàn.
     这多多少少影响了我的判断。
     This more or less affects my judgment. 13432
8. no more, no less
   【不多不少】
   just the right amount ; neither more nor less (than ...)
   • Tā de shōurù bùduō bùshǎo gānghǎo gòu yòng.
     他的收入不多不少刚好够用。
     His income is just enough to maintain himself, no more, no less. 13429
     Tā gōngzuòle bù duō bù shǎo yīgè xiǎoshí.
     他工作了不多不少一个小时。
     He has worked one hour, no more, no less. 13433
9. not many/much
   【没 + Verb + 多少】【没有+多少+ Noun】
   a small number of something
   • Wǒ méi hē duōshǎo.
     我没喝多少。
     I didn't drink much. 676
     Tā méiyǒu duōshǎo xuǎnzé.
     他没有多少选择。
     He has few choices. 4147
10. not much
    【V.+不了多少+N.】【V./Adj.+不了多少】
    
    • Zhège gōngzuò huā buliǎo duōshǎo shíjiān.
      这个工作花不了多少时间。
      This work does not take much time. 13414
      Tā de qíngkuàng bǐ wǒ hǎo bùliǎo duōshǎo.
      他的情况比我好不了多少。
      His situation is not much better than mine. 13434
11. no matter how many/much
    【不管...多少】【不论...多少】
    
    • Bùlùn huāfèi duōshǎo, zhè jiàn shì yīdìng yào zuò.
      不论花费多少,这件事一定要做。
      No matter how much it costs, this must be done. 13416
      Bùguǎn shībài duōshǎo cì, tā dōu bù fàngqì.
      不管失败多少次，他都不放弃。
      No matter how many times he failed, he did not give up. 13437