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多
多
duō
interrogative pronoun

Interrogative pronoun duō 多 ‘how’ can be used with adjectives to ask about degree or extent, for example height, length, size or distance. In that function it is used mostly in questions.
HSK1 TBCL2

Common errors

Lexical errors

Learners might use interrogative pronoun 多 with incorrect adjectives.

*这本书有多薄。
这本书有多厚。

*這本書有多薄。
這本書有多厚。

It is advisable to give learners enough examples of which adjectives are typically used with the nterrogative pronoun 多 (高,长/長,大,快,远/遠,重,深,厚, etc.).

Syntactic errors

Learners might add question particle 吗/嗎 at the end of the question.

*你有多高吗?
你有多高?

*你有多高嗎?
你有多高?

Other usages

Phrase with interrogative pronoun 多 and an adjective may also be used as an adverbial or attributive. See example:

你多快能写完你的作业?

你多快能寫完你的作業?

你穿多大的裤子?

你穿多大的褲子?