多么 (duō me) — (in exclamations) how, what (a); (in concessive clauses) however, no matter how
Definition
多么 (duōme) is a literary ‘how / what (a)’ used in exclamations like 多么美啊! and in 不管/无论…多么… concessives meaning ‘no matter how’. Compare 何等 (more formal/literary) and 哪怕 (the concessive ‘even if’).
adverb
(in exclamations) howwhat (a)(in concessive clauses) howeverno matter how
Examples
- 多么！duō me Měi lì de fēng jǐng a!What a beautiful scenery!
- 多么，。Bù guǎn duō me máng, tā dōu huì àn shí chī fàn.No matter how busy he is, he always eats on time.
- 多么？Zhè ge wèn tí yǒu duō me nán ne?How difficult is this problem?
Grammar
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