Sentence Pattern: Number +多+MW
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A number in excess of a certain amount is expressed by adding "多" (duō) to the end of a number. This is usually translated as "more than..." in English.
Structure
Number + 多 + Measure word + (noun)
ExamplesTā de nǎinai yǐjīnɡ liùshí duō suì le。
他 的 奶奶 已经 六十 多 岁 了。His mother is already more than sixty years old.zhèɡe bāo wǔqiān duō kuàiqián？
这个 包 五千 多 块钱？This bag is more than five thousand kuai?wǒ de xiǎoshuō yǐjīnɡ xiě le liǎnɡbǎi duō yè le！
我 的 小说 已经 写 了 两 百 多 页 了！My novel is already more than two hundred pages!tā yǒu yībǎiliùshí duō páng。他 有 160 多磅。He weighs more than 160 pounds.
