Chinese Conversation · Level 12
90 words
Chinese word
多大
Pronunciation
Pinyinduō dà
Meaning
- adjectivehow old
Example
你多大了？nǐ duō dà le
How old are you?
More examples
孩子在问同学多大了。hái zi zài wèn tóng xué duō dà le
A child is asking a classmate how old they are.
Core concept
A question that measures a person, thing, or amount along a scale of size, age, or degree.
Common phrases
你多大了？nǐ duō dà le
How old are you
他多大了？tā duō dà le
How old is he
Similar words
多少duō shǎo: Asks how many there are, how much there is, or what something costs.
几岁jǐ suì: Asks a person's age in years, mainly when speaking about a child.
多高duō gāo: Asks about the height of a person or object.
Definition in Chinese
用于询问大小、年纪或程度的疑问短语，侧重询问“程度有多大”，可用于物体、空间或人的年龄。yòng yú xún wèn dà xiǎo nián jì huò chéng dù de yí wèn duán yǔ cè zhòng xún wèn chéng dù yǒu duō dà kě yòng yú wù tǐ kōng jiān huò rén de nián líng
Word origin
多大 (duōdà, "how large") combines 多 (duō, "many or much") and 大 (dà, "large"), joining quantity with size to ask where something falls on a scale.
Usage tips
- English uses separate question forms for age, physical size, and amount, while Chinese can use this single scale-based form when context makes the dimension clear.
Other meanings
- how bigadjective
- how muchadjective