多
duō
many; much; more
Type: AdjectivesHSK 1
Two evenings (夕) stacked one on the other. The repetition signals abundance: 'many'. It's a conceptual pictograph.
'A lot' is usually 很多 (hěn duō); 多 on its own mainly appears in questions (多少) or in compounds. It's the opposite of 少 (few).
夕xīevening
夕xīevening
这里有很多人。
Zhèlǐ yǒu hěnduō rén.
There are many people here.
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