许多

xǔ duō
HSK 2Numeral (数)

Basic Meaning

m
A quantifier/adjective. Often used with nouns or 了. Can be used interchangeably with 很多 (hěn duō) in many contexts, but 许多 sometimes sounds slightly more formal.
many; a lot of; much
很多。
Words:
许多东西许多人
Synonyms:
很多好多更多不少众多大量
Antonyms:
很少些许稀少
Sentences:
  1. 超(chāo)市(shì)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)许(xǔ)多(duō)东(dōng)西(xi)在(zài)打(dǎ)折(zhé)。
    A lot of things are on sale in the supermarket.
  2. 今(jīn)天(tiān)来(lái)了(le)许(xǔ)多(duō)人(rén)参(cān)加(jià)会(huì)议(yì)。
    Many people came to attend the meeting today.
  3. 我(wǒ)攒(zǎn)了(le)许(xǔ)多(duō)钱(qián)，准(zhǔn)备(bèi)去(qù)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)。
    I have saved a lot of money and am planning to travel.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 2
xǔ许

permit; allow; approve

HSK 1
duō多

many