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  do1   jyutping
  duo1   pinyin
[1] [adj] many; much; several | [antonym]
[2] [adj] more; more than; odd; over
[3] [adj] excessive; unnecessary
[4] [adv] much better; much more; far more
[5] [adv] how; what; to what extent

Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: adverb
Stroke count: 6
Level: 1
Radical: (#36)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 27056 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Oct 2014 14:35

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detail  do1 ze6  duo1 xie4 = many thanks
detail  gam3 do1   = so much
detail  han2 do1  hen3 duo1 = a lot; much; many
detail  hou2 do1  hao3 duo1 = a lot; much; many
detail  do1 do1  duo1 duo1 = many
detail  do1 hou2  duo1 hao3 = very good
detail 使  m4 sai2 do1 ze6   = you're welcome; don't mention it
detail  do1 sik1  duo1 se4 = multicolor, multi-color
detail  gei2 do1 cin4*2   = how much?
detail  do1 si6*2   = toast
See all 295 compounds (CantoDict reports 314 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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detail audio 其實不過太多功課
Actually I want to go, but I have too much homework.
detail audio 太多嘢食
Too much food!
[If it is obvious that food is being talked about, the more general 太多嘢喇! would probably be preferred.]
detail audio 今日幾多
What is the date (of today)?
[The possible response will be: 今日|the date|號。 e.g. 今日十二號。 gam1 jat6 sap6 ji6 hou4 。]
detail 平時唔會〞.
Normally we won't say "多過".
[(This is actually referencing the sentence "今年學費貴過舊年").]
detail 好多次
I‘ve heard this song many times
detail 其實我哋多咗
Actually, we're thinking about this too much.
[Lit. actually we think too-much Note: if you ask someone a simple question and they waste time running through every possible eventuality, this is a good phrase to bust out.]
detail 識講好多俗語
He knows lots of slang.
detail 太多
I drank too much tea.
[Lit. I drink-already too much tea]
detail 今日幾多
What's the date today?
[Lit. today at how-many day-of-the-month]
detail audio 記住多啲牛奶
Remember to drink more milk!
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