许多

Character by character

• 许xǔ6 strokesHSK 2 traditional 許allow, permit; promise; betroth
• 多duō6 strokesHSK 1much, many; more than, over

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Example sentences

• 你有许多书。

  Nǐ yǒu xǔ duō shū

  You have many books.

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• 我有许多主意。

  Wǒ yǒu xǔ duō zhǔ yi

  I've got lots of ideas.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 许多. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 多duōHSK 1

  many; much; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]); (bound form) multi-; poly-

• 多少duō shǎoHSK 1

  number; amount; somewhat

• 也许yě xǔHSK 2

  perhaps; maybe

• 或许huò xǔHSK 4

  perhaps; maybe

• 允许yǔn xǔHSK 6

  to permit; to allow

• 好多hǎo duōHSK 2

  many; quite a lot; much better

• 多么duō meHSK 2

  how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent

• 差不多chà bu duōHSK 2

  almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad

• 许xǔHSK 7

  to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps

• 大多数dà duō shùHSK 2

  (great) majority

• 多久duō jiǔHSK 2

  (of time) how long?; (not) a long time

• 不许bù xǔHSK 5

  not to allow; must not; can't

• 多年duō niánHSK 4

  many years; for many years; longstanding

• 多数duō shùHSK 2

  majority; most

• 多次duō cìHSK 4

  many times; repeatedly

• 众多zhòng duōHSK 5

  numerous

• 许可xǔ kěHSK 5

  to allow; to permit

• 多云duō yúnHSK 2

  cloudy (meteorology)

• 大多dà duōHSK 4

  for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly

• 多年来duō nián láiHSK 7

  for the past many years

• 多余duō yúHSK 7

  superfluous; unnecessary; surplus

• 许可证xǔ kě zhèngHSK 7

  license; authorization; permit

• 多种duō zhǒngHSK 4

  many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-

• 绝大多数jué dà duō shùHSK 6

  the vast majority