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Asking 'how much' with 有多 (yǒu duō)
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Structure
Subject + 有多 + Adjective
Explanation
The phrase 有多 (yǒu duō) is used to ask about the degree or extent of something, meaning 'how much' or 'how (adjective).' It appears before an adjective to form a question about measurement or degree. For example, 有多重 asks 'how heavy,' and 有多高 asks 'how tall.'
Examples
你知道这座楼有多高吗？
nǐ zhī dào zhè zuò lóu yǒu duō gāo ma?
Do you know how tall this building is?
你不知道学一门外语有多难。
nǐ bù zhī dào xué yì mén wài yǔ yǒu duō nán.
You don't know how hard it is to learn a foreign language.
她有多想家，只有她自己清楚。
tā yǒu duō xiǎng jiā, zhǐ yǒu tā zì jǐ qīng chǔ.
Only she herself knows how much she misses home.