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HSK
number; amount / somewhat
how much?; how many? / (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
HSK 1
(great) majority
HSK 2
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  *多* | 多* | *多
many; much; more; a lot of / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly-
HSK 1
see 利好
diversity
multipolar / multipolarization
more than a year
numerous
HSK 5
many / a lot of / much
HSK 2
how (wonderful etc) / what (a great idea etc) / however (difficult it may be etc) / (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc) / to what extent
HSK 2
superfluous / unnecessary / surplus
HSK 7-9
(of time) how long? / (not) a long time
HSK 2
Maputo, capital of Mozambique (Tw)
Gryffindor (Harry Potter)
(idiom) when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion
over 20
(literary) (similar to 多麼|多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
good prospects in the long term (finance)
Togo
before long / soon after
diversification / to diversify
for the past many years
HSK 7-9
multithreading
Barbados, Caribbean island (Tw)
many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength / There is safety in numbers.
majority; most
HSK 2
Pandora
multi-platform (computing)
multifunctional / multifunction
HSK 7-9
multiple-choice question
multipurpose
multimedia
HSK 6
to some extent / more or less
Colorado
more or less
HSK 7-9
over one billion / more than a billion
poly- / multi- / multielement / multivariant / multivariate (math.)
HSK 7-9
(meteorology) cloudy
HSK 2
polyhedron
Rivaldo
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
(idiom) bright and colorful; gorgeous; magnificent
diversity (of forms and colors)
elegant and graceful posture / splendid, full of content
more than / greater than
Doha, capital of Qatar
many / multiple / multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)
variegation; diversity
most / mostly / most likely
HSK 6
(idiom) it's the most capable people who do the most work (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)
Toronto, capital of Ontario, Canada
multinational corporation
polygon / same as 多邊形|多边形
multivitamin
multilingual
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
work more and get more
HSK 7-9
a Pandora's box
the Grand Canyon (Colorado)
lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply
multiparty system
biodiversity
lit. everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom) / fig. inauspicious; everything points to disaster
Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎
diversification / pluralism / to diversify
Danube
bull market
multiethnic state
richly colorful
HSK 7-9
approximate number / imprecise indication of quantity (e.g. 十幾|十几, 兩三百|两三百, 一千多)
to multitask
polyseme / polysemous word
much / very many
to fall well short (in terms of quality, quantity or degree)
Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher
Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传, nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星
pluralism, philosophical doctrine that the universe consists of different substances
multitalented person; versatile person; all-rounder
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better
many-sided / in many aspects
HSK 6
character with two or more readings
multivalued (math.)
polyphony
in many stages / multilayered / multipronged (attack)
number; amount
many thanks / thanks a lot
succulent (plant)
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
lit. when up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom) / fig. to be past worrying (about sth)
dopamine
multipurpose / having several uses
centipedes and millipedes
affectionate / passionate / emotional / sentimental
(dialect) store (loanword)
many times / repeatedly
HSK 4
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) (telecommunications)
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954–), Turkish politician, prime minister 2003–2014, president 2014–
taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish

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