NumbersHSK 4

Indicating a number in excess

When indicating a number in excess (more than), place 多 right after a number that is a multiple of ten. If you have a measure word, it comes after 多.

For numbers from 1 to 9, the order changes: the measure word comes before 多. For example, 两个多小时 means 'more than two hours'.

Structure

Number (multiple of ten) + 多 + Measure Word (+ Noun)

For numbers like 50, 200, 1000 — e.g., 五十多 years old, 两百多个学生

Number (1–9) + Measure Word + 多 + Noun

For single-digit numbers — e.g., 两个多小时, 三个多月

我妈妈已经五十多岁了。
Wǒ māma yǐjīng wǔshí duō suì le.
My mother is over fifty.
我们走了两个多小时。
Wǒmen zǒu le liǎng gè duō xiǎoshí.
We walked for more than two hours.
这个班有两百多个学生。
Zhège bān yǒu liǎng bǎi duō gè xuéshēng.
There are more than two hundred students in this class.
这本书有一千多页。
Zhè běn shū yǒu yī qiān duō yè.
This book has more than a thousand pages.
我昨天收到了三十多条垃圾短信。
Wǒ zuótiān shōudào le sānshí duō tiáo lājī duǎnxìn.
I received more than thirty spam text messages yesterday.