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多么

duō me

how (wonderful, beautiful, etc.)

Usage note

多么常用来表示感叹程度。

duō me cháng yòng lái biǎo shì gǎn tàn chéng dù。

How is often used to express a strong feeling or degree.

Context note

多么常出现在感叹句和赞美里。

duō me cháng chū xiàn zài gǎn tàn jù hé zàn měi lǐ。

How often appears in exclamations and praise.

5 examples

多么漂亮啊!
duō me piào liang a!
How beautiful!
多么开心的一天!
duō me kāi xīn de yì tiān!
What a happy day!
多么大的月亮啊!
duō me dà de yuè liàng a!
What a big moon!
多么有趣的故事!
duō me yǒu qù de gù shì!
What an interesting story!
你看,多么认真。
nǐ kàn, duō me rèn zhēn。
Look, how serious it is.

5 mini stories

多么漂亮的花啊,我忍不住停下来看。
duō me piào liang de huā a, wǒ rěn bú zhù tíng xià lái kàn。
What beautiful flowers! I could not help stopping to look.
多么开心的一天,我们一起玩了很久。
duō me kāi xīn de yì tiān, wǒ men yì qǐ wán le hěn jiǔ。
What a happy day; we played together for a long time.
老师说这次表现多么棒,大家都很高兴。
lǎo shī shuō zhè cì biǎo xiàn duō me bàng, dà jiā dōu hěn gāo xìng。
The teacher said the performance was so great, and everyone was happy.
多么亮的月亮啊,天空真美。
duō me liàng de yuè liàng a, tiān kōng zhēn měi。
What a bright moon; the sky is really beautiful.
多么有趣的课堂,大家都听得很认真。
duō me yǒu qù de kè táng, dà jiā dōu tīng dé hěn rèn zhēn。
What an interesting class; everyone listened carefully.

Mini dialogue

美丽的花朵

A
你看,这朵花多么漂亮啊!
Nǐ kàn, zhè duǒ huā duōme piàoliang a!
Look, how beautiful this flower is!
B
是啊,颜色多么鲜艳。
Shì a, yánsè duōme xiānyàn.
Yes, how bright the colors are.

晴朗的天气

A
今天的天气多么好啊!
Jīntiān de tiānqì duōme hǎo a!
How nice the weather is today!
B
多么蓝的天空,我们出去玩吧。
Duōme lán de tiānkōng, wǒmen chūqù wán ba.
How blue the sky is, let's go out to play.

Related words and contrasts

similar
非常
fēi cháng
very, extremely

非常 is more direct, 多么 adds emotional emphasis

contrast
这么
zhè me
so, this

这么 points to something present, 多么 expresses exclamation

similar
zhēn
really, truly

真 is often used in simple exclamations like 真好吃

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