多少

duō shao/
duō shǎo
HSK 1Pronoun (代)Noun (名)Adverb (副)

Basic Meaning

pron
Used in direct questions about quantity. Pinyin is 'duo1 shao' (neutral tone on 'shao') in this usage.
how much; how many
问数量。
Words:
多少钱多少人多少粮食
Sentences:
  1. 这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)多(duō)少(shao)钱(qián)
    How much is this book?
  2. 今(jīn)天(tiān)班(bān)上(shàng)来(lái)了(le)多(duō)少(shao)人(rén)
    How many people came to class today?
pron
some amount; an indefinite number
表示不定的数量。
Sentences:
  1. 他(tā)给(gěi)了(le)我(wǒ)多(duō)少(shao)帮(bāng)助(zhù)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)记(jì)在(zài)心(xīn)里(lǐ)
    I've kept in mind every bit of help he gave me.
  2. 这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)，我(wǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)多(duō)少(shao)就(jiù)告(gào)诉(sù)你(nǐ)多(duō)少(shao)
    I will tell you as much as I know about this matter.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 1
duō多

many

HSK 1
shǎo shào少

few