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    Expressing "many" with 好多 (hǎoduō)

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    好多 + Noun

    Explanation

    好多 (hǎoduō) means "a lot" or "many" and is used as an adjective in colloquial Chinese to emphasize a large quantity. It is more informal and emphatic than 很多. It precedes the noun it modifies, as in 好多作业 (a lot of homework).

    Examples

    • 超市里有好多人在排队。

      Chāoshì lǐ yǒu hǎo duō rén zài páiduì.

      There are a lot of people lining up in the supermarket.

    • 她今天买了好多水果。

      Tā jīntiān mǎi le hǎo duō shuǐguǒ.

      She bought a lot of fruit today.

    • 好多年没见了，你还好吗？

      Hǎo duō nián méi jiàn le, nǐ hái hǎo ma?

      We haven't seen each other in so many years — how are you?

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