很多 (hěn duō) — many, much, a lot of

Definition

A numeral/quantifier meaning 'many, much, a lot of', used before nouns. Stronger than 多 (which usually follows the noun as a predicate).

numeral
manymucha lot of

Examples

  • 很多
    Jīn tiān chāo shì yǒu hěn duō rén.
    There are lots of people in the supermarket today.
  • 很多
    Tā hē le hěn duō shuǐ.
    He drank a lot of water.
  • 很多
    Wǒ huā le hěn duō shí jiān zuò zhè jiàn shì.
    I spent a lot of time doing this.

Grammar

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