多少 (duōshao) means How much (how many). Below are 24 of the 29 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
你们班有 多少 人？
Nǐmen bān yǒu duōshao rén?
How many people are in your class?
Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 多少
这件衣服 多少 钱？
Zhè jiàn yīfu duōshao qián?
How much is this piece of clothing?
Dictionary example · HSK 1 · 钱
今天的汇率是 多少 ？
Jīntiān de huìlǜ shì duōshao?
What is today's exchange rate?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 汇率
这块蛋糕有 多少 克？
Zhè kuài dàngāo yǒu duōshao kè?
How many grams is this piece of cake?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 克
请数一下有 多少 人。
Qǐng shǔ yíxià yǒu duōshao rén.
Please count how many people there are.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 数
这些书总共 多少 钱？
Zhèxiē shū zǒnggòng duōshao qián?
How much are these books altogether?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 总共
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From the graded readers
我问：“这件衣服 多少 钱？”
wǒ wèn:" zhèijiàn yīfu duōshao qián?"
I asked, "How much is this?"
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going Shopping
他说：“ 多少 人想进这样的公司都进不去。”
tā shuō:" duōshao rén xiǎng jìn zhèyàng de / dì gōngsī dōu jìn bù qù."
He said, "Plenty of people would give anything to get into a company like that."
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
爸爸问：“ 多少 钱？”服务员说：“八十块。”
bàba wèn:" duōshao qián?" fúwùyuán shuō:" bāshí kuài."
Dad asked, "How much is it?" The waiter said, "Eighty yuan."
Graded reader · HSK 1 · At the Restaurant
From the travel phrasebook
大概 多少 钱？
Dàgài duōshao qián?
Roughly how much will it be?
Travel phrasebook · Taxis and ride-hailing
有 多少 工人？
Yǒu duōshao gōngrén?
How many workers do you have?
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
车牌号是 多少 ？
Chēpáihào shì duōshao?
What's the licence plate number?
Travel phrasebook · Taxis and ride-hailing
起订量是 多少 ？
Qǐdìngliàng shì duōshao?
What's the minimum order quantity?
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
一千个 多少 钱？
Yìqiān gè duōshao qián?
How much for a thousand units?
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
批发价是 多少 ？
Pīfājià shì duōshao?
What's the wholesale price?
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
多少 appears in 29 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 多少
How is 多少 used in a sentence?
This page shows 29 sentences using 多少 (duōshao, "How much (how many)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 多少 an HSK word?
Yes — 多少 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 多少?
The dictionary page for 多少 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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