duō

  1. duō verb over; indicates a number greater than the number preceding it
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: In the sense of 有余; for example, 一年多 'more than a year' (Guoyu '多' adj 2; NCCED 1 '多' 4; Unihan '多')
  2. duó adjective many; much
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: For example, in literary Chinese, 慈母多敗兒 'a mother who lavishes too much love on her children spoils them', from Han Feizi's Xian Xue (DCP 'C222'; Guoyu '多' duó; Kroll 2015 '多' 1a; NCCED 1 '多' 1; Unihan '多')
  3. duō adjective more
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: (Guoyu '多' v 2; NCCED 1 '多' 1; Unihan '多')
  4. duō adverb an unspecified extent
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: (NCCED 2 '多' 3)
  5. duō adverb used in exclamations
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '多' v 1; NCCED 2 '多' 2)
  6. duō adjective excessive
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: In the sense of 过分 (Guoyu '多' adv 4; Kroll 2015 '多' 2; NCCED 1 '多' 3)
  7. duō adverb to what extent
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Used in questions, such as 你多大? (NCCED 2 '多' 1)
  8. duō adjective abundant
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 丰富 (Guoyu '多' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '多' 1c)
  9. duō verb to multiply; to acrue
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '多' 1)
  10. duō adverb mostly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the snese of 大部分 (Guoyu '多' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '多' 3)
  11. duō adverb simply; merely
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 只 or 只是 (Guoyu '多' adv 4; Kroll 2015 '多' 4)
  12. duō adverb frequently
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 经常 (Guoyu '多' adv 1)
  13. duō adverb very
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 非常; for example, 多谢 'thank you very much' (Guoyu '多' adv 2)
  14. duō proper noun Duo
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '多' n)
  15. duō phonetic ta
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ta, Siddham: 𑖝; a consonant in the Sanskrit alphabet; a special character in esoteric chanting described in the 大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經 “Vairocana Sūtra” representing 如如 tathatā 'thusness' (BCSD '多', p. 313; FGDB '多'; MW 'ta'; SH '多', p. 209; Wikipedia '悉曇文字'; Giebel 2005, p. 43; T 848, Scroll 2, 18.0010a10)
  16. duō adverb many; bahu
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: bahu, or: aneka, Japanese: ta, Tibetan: du ma (BCSD '多', p. 313; FGDB '多'; MW 'bahu'; SH '多', p. 209; Unihan '多')

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