Chinese grammar: Indicating a number in excess
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2013-10-14 14:00:01.000
A number in excess of a certain amount is expressed by adding "多" (duō) to the end of a number. This is usually translated as "more than..." in English.
Structure
Examples
Zhè ɡe bāo sān qiān duō kuài qián?
这个 包 三千 多 块钱?
这个 包 三千 多 块钱?
This bag is more than three thousand kuai?
In the above examples, 年 does not take a measure word.
When the number is smaller than eleven,the 多 can be put after the measure word while the number is bigger than eleven,the 多 has to be put before the measure word:
√五岁多
×五十岁多