Word: 多 (duō)

你应该多吃点水果。

Nǐ yīnggāi duō chī diǎn shuǐguǒ.

You should eat more fruit.

你应该多吃蔬菜。

Nǐ yīnggāi duō chī shūcài.

You should eat more vegetables.

你应该多和上级沟通。

Nǐ yīnggāi duō hé shàngjí gōutōng.

You should communicate more with your superiors.

你应该多注意他的警告。

Nǐ yīnggāi duō zhùyì tā de jǐnggào.

You should pay more attention to his warnings.

你应该多注意他说的话。

Nǐ yīnggāi duō zhùyì tā shuō de huà.

You should pay more attention to what he says.

你必须多关注细节。

Nǐ bìxū duō guānzhù xìjié.

You need to pay more attention to details.

你想多了！

Nǐ xiǎng duō le!

You thought too much! → You over-thought things, or presumed too much.

你想太多了。

Nǐ xiǎng tài duō le.

You think too much.

你拉肚子了，要多喝水。

Nǐ lādùzi le, yào duō hēshuǐ.

You have diarrhea, so you need to drink more water.

你时间多吗？

Nǐ shíjiān duō ma?

Do you have a lot of time?

你是独生子，要多陪父母。

Nǐ shì dúshēngzǐ, yào duō péi fùmǔ.

You're an only son, so you should spend more time with your parents.

你最好别抽这么多烟了。

Nǐ zuìhǎo bié chōu zhème duō yān le.

You had better not smoke so much.

你最好在年轻的时候多读点书。

Nǐ zuìhǎo zài niánqīng de shíhou duō dú diǎn shū.

You had better read a lot of books while you are young.

你最近太劳累，要多休息。

Nǐ zuìjìn tài láolèi, yào duō xiūxi.

You've been so tired lately, so you should rest more.

你有听到他说得有多快吗？

Nǐ yǒu tīngdào tā shuō de yǒu duō kuài ma?

Did you hear how quickly he speaks?

你有多爱我？

Nǐ yǒu duō ài wǒ?

How much do you love me?

你有多环保呀？

Nǐ yǒu duō huánbǎo ya?

How green are you?

你有多的本子吗？

Nǐ yǒu duō de běnzi ma?

Do you have a spare notebook?

你有多蠢啊！

Nǐ yǒu duō chǔn a!

How silly of you!

你有很多休闲时间吗？

Nǐ yǒu hěn duō xiūxián shíjiān ma?

Do you have a lot of time to relax?

你有很多朋友吗？

Nǐ yǒu hěn duō péngyou ma?

Do you have many friends?

你有很多笔吗？

Nǐ yǒu hěn duō bǐ ma?

Do you have a lot of pens?

你每天工作多长时间？

Nǐ měitiān gōngzuò duō cháng shíjiān?

How long do you work for each day?

你游泳游得比他好得多。

Nǐ yóuyǒng yóu de bǐ tā hǎo de duō.

You can swim much better than him.

你父母多大了？

Nǐ fùmǔ duō dàle?

How old are your parents?

你的书法进步了很多！

Nǐ de shūfǎ jìnbù le hěn duō!

Your penmanship has improved a lot!

你的学校有多远？

Nǐ de xuéxiào yǒu duō yuǎn?

How far away is your school?

你的孩子多大了？

Nǐ de háizi duō dàle?

How old are your children?

你的家庭有多大？

Nǐ de jiātíng yǒu duō dà?

How large is your family?

你的床有多大呀？

Nǐ de chuáng yǒu duō dà ya?

How big is your bed?

你的托运行李超重了，要多付钱。

Nǐ de tuōyùnxíngli chāozhòngle, yào duō fùqián.

Your checked luggage is overweight, so you'll have to pay extra.

你的父母有多高？

Nǐ de fùmǔ yǒu duō gāo?

How tall are your parents?

你的英语进步了很多。

Nǐ de Yīngyǔ jìnbù le hěn duō.

Your English has improved a lot.

你看他们手牵着手，多恩爱啊！

Nǐ kàn tāmen shǒu qiān zhuóshǒu, duō ēn'ài a!

Look at them holding hands, how loving they are!

你看的书越多，你知道的越多。

Nǐ kàn de shū yuè duō, nǐ zhīdào de yuè duō.

The more books you read, the more you'll know.

你知道得太多了。

Nǐ zhīdào de tài duō le.

You know too much.

你等了多长时间?

Nǐ děng le duō cháng shíjiān?

How long did you wait?

你等了多长时间了?

Nǐ děng le duō cháng shíjiān le?

How long have you been waiting?

你给我的资料没有多大的用处。

Nǐ gěi wǒ de zīliào méiyǒu duō dà de yòngchu.

The information you gave me is of little use.

你能跳多高？

Nǐ néng tiào duō gāo?

How high can you jump?

你花多长时间汉语学这么好。

Nǐ huā duō cháng shíjiān Hànyǔ xué zhème hǎo.

How much time did it take you to learn Chinese so well?

你获得的比我多。

Nǐ huòdé de bǐ wǒ duō.

You obtained more than me.

你要走多远？

Nǐ yào zǒu duō yuǎn?

How far are you going?

你认为她多大？

Nǐ rènwéi tā duō dà?

How old do you think she is?

你认为野餐要多长时间？

Nǐ rènwéi yěcān yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long did you think the picnic was going to last?

你该多吃点。

Nǐ gāi duō chī diǎn.

Have some more.

你该学得更多。

Nǐ gāi xué de gèng duō.

You must study more.

你说太多了。

Nǐ shuō tài duō le.

You talk too much.

“你说得太多了，”他说道。

“Nǐ shuō de tài duō le,” tā shuōdào.

"You talk too much," he said.

你身上有很多钱吗？

Nǐ shēnshang yǒu hěn duō qián ma?

Do you have a lot of money with you?

你身子不好，要多休息。

Nǐ shēnzi bù hǎo, yào duō xiūxi.

Your health isn't good, so you need to rest more.

你身边有很多关心你的朋友。

Nǐ shēnbiān yǒu hěn duō guānxīn nǐ de péngyou.

You have many caring friends.

你运气多好啊！

Nǐ yùnqi duō hǎo a!

How lucky you are!

你需要多大的蛋糕？

Nǐ xūyào duō dà de dàngāo?

What size cake do you need?

侵权问题越来越多了。

Qīnquán wèntí yuèláiyuè duō le.

Cases of infringement are becoming more and more common.

信号穿过厚墙以后会衰减很多。

Xìnhào chuānguò hòu qiáng yǐhòu huì shuāijiǎn hěn duō.

The signal attenuates a lot after passing through a thick wall.

信贷太容易，人们就会花太多钱。

Xìndài tài róngyì, rénmen jiù huì huā tài duō qián.

When credit is too easy, people spend too much money.

修理将要花费很多钱。

Xiūlǐ jiāngyào huāfèi hěn duō qián.

Repairs will cost a lot of money.

假日的火车站人特别多。

Jiàrì de huǒchēzhàn rén tèbié duō.

The train station is extremely crowded on holidays.

假说还需要更多实验证明。

Jiǎshuō hái xūyào gèng duō shíyàn zhèngmíng.

The hypothesis still needs more experiments to prove it.

做义工让我学到很多。

Zuò yìgōng ràng wǒ xuédào hěn duō.

Doing volunteer work has taught me a lot.

做了很多，又什么都没做。

Zuòle hěn duō, yòu shénme dōu méi zuò.

We did a lot, but got nothing done.

做实验时，同学之间要多协作。

Zuò shíyàn shí, tóngxué zhījiān yào duō xiézuò.

When doing experiments, classmates should cooperate more.

做更多工作。

Zuò gèng duō gōngzuò.

Work more.

做生意的人有很多行话。

Zuòshēngyì de rén yǒu hěn duō hánghuà.

People in business have a lot of trade jargon.

做科研需要很多耐心。

Zuò kēyán xūyào hěn duō nàixīn.

Doing research takes a lot of patience.

做进出口要办很多手续。

Zuò jìnchūkǒu yào bàn hěn duō shǒuxù.

Doing import and export means handling a lot of paperwork.

儿女多来冤孽多

érnǚ duō lái yuānniè duō

more children, more grievances

光速有声速的八十八万多倍。

Guāngsù yǒu shēngsù de bā shíbā wàn duō bèi.

The speed of light is more than eighty-eight thousand times the speed of sound.

公司的收入增长了很多。

Gōngsī de shōurù zēngzhǎngle hěn duō.

The company's income has grown a lot.

公司的服务提高了，客人多了。

Gōngsī de fúwù tígāole, kèrén duō le.

The company's service has improved, and there are more customers.

公司请了很多人来推广新产品。

Gōngsī qǐngle hěn duō rén lái tuīguǎng xīn chǎnpǐn.

The company hired many people to promote its new product.

公园里有太多人了。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu tài duō rén le.

There are too many people in the park.

公园里有很多人。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.

There were a lot of people in the park.

公园里有很多人在晨练。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén zài chénliàn.

Lots of people are doing their morning exercise in the park.

公墓里种了很多松树。

Gōngmù lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō sōngshù.

Many pine trees have been planted in the cemetery.

公益事业需要更多志愿者。

Gōngyìshìyè xūyào gèng duō zhìyuànzhě.

Public welfare undertakings need more volunteers.

公路上的车越来越多。

Gōnglù shàng de chē yuèláiyuè duō.

There are more and more cars on the road.

六个指头搔痒，多来了一道

liù ge zhǐtou sāoyǎng, duō láile yídào

scratching an itch with six fingers: one extra scratch mark

关于电脑，她知道的比我多。

Guānyú diànnǎo, tā zhīdào de bǐ wǒ duō.

She knows more about computers than I do.

冒昧问一句，您今年多大了？

Màomèi wèn yíjù, nín jīnnián duō dàle?

If I may be so bold as to ask, how old are you this year?

写作文时，别用太多破折号。

Xiě zuòwén shí, bié yòng tài duō pòzhéhào.

When writing an essay, don't use too many dashes.

写论文前，我要先查很多文献。

Xiě lùnwén qián, wǒ yào xiān chá hěn duō wénxiàn.

Before writing my thesis, I have to look up a lot of reference material.

军人所失去的自由太多了。

Jūnrén suǒ shīqù de zìyóu tài duō le.

The freedom that soldiers give up is too great.

军队买了很多新型导弹。

Jūnduì mǎile hěn duō xīnxíng dǎodàn.

The army bought a lot of new-type missiles.

农业机械化让农民轻松多了。

Nóngyè jīxièhuà ràng nóngmín qīngsōng duō le.

Agricultural mechanization has made life much easier for farmers.

农场里饲养着很多羊。

Nóngchǎng lǐ sìyǎngzhe hěn duō yáng.

Lots of sheep are reared on the farm.

农村的教育水平比城市滞后很多。

Nóngcūn de jiàoyù shuǐpíng bǐ chéngshì zhìhòu hěn duō.

The level of education in the countryside lags far behind that of the cities.

农村迫切需要更多医生。

Nóngcūn pòqiè xūyào gèng duō yīshēng.

Rural areas urgently need more doctors.

农民种了很多树，希望减少风蚀。

Nóngmín zhǒng le hěn duō shù, xīwàng jiǎnshǎo fēngshí.

The farmers planted many trees, hoping to reduce wind erosion.

冬天得给奶牛多喂草。

Dōngtiān děi gěi nǎiniú duō wèi cǎo.

In winter you have to feed the dairy cows more hay.

冬天我总是需要多加条被子。

Dōngtiān wǒ zǒngshì xūyào duō jiā tiáo bèizi.

I always need an extra blanket in the wintertime.

出了一身汗，爽快多了。

Chūle yìshēnhàn, shuǎngkuai duō le.

After working up a sweat, I feel much more refreshed.

出口多就会有贸易顺差。

Chūkǒu duō jiù huì yǒu màoyìshùnchā.

If exports are high, there will be a trade surplus.

出汗多会流失矿物质。

Chūhàn duō huì liúshī kuàngwùzhì.

Sweating a lot makes you lose minerals.

出的门多,受的罪多

chū de mén duō,shòu de zuì duō

the more doors you go out of, the more hardship you suffer

初步统计，今天来了三百多人。

Chūbù tǒngjì, jīntiān láile sānbǎi duō rén.

According to preliminary figures, over three hundred people came today.

别只看外貌，要多了解他。

Bié zhǐ kàn wàimào, yào duō liǎojiě tā.

Don't just go by looks; get to know him better.

别太自负，你还有很多要学。

Bié tài zìfù, nǐ háiyǒu hěn duō yào xué.

Don't be so conceited; you still have a lot to learn.

别急，时间还多着呢。

Bié jí, shíjiān hái duō zhe ne.

There's no need to panic. There's plenty of time.