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许多 (xǔ duō) — many; a lot of; much

Definition

Many; a lot of. More formal than 多, and typically used for countable things (许多人) rather than to ask 'how many?' or in comparisons.

numeral
manya lot ofmuch

Examples

  • 许多。
    Jīn tiān lái le xǔ duō rén.
    Many people came today.
  • 许多。
    Mā ma mǎi le xǔ duō shuǐ guǒ.
    Mom bought a lot of fruit.
  • 许多。
    Tā yòng le xǔ duō shí jiān xué xí.
    He spent a lot of time studying.
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