Usage note
多样用来形容事物种类多，比如食物、玩具或者颜色。
duōyàng lái yòng xíngróng wùshì qíle duǒ, rúkě shíwù、wánqǐ huòzhě sèlèng。
多样 is used to describe things with many kinds, such as food, toys, or colors.
Context note
多样常用于描述日常生活中的事物，比如超市里的商品种类多，或者孩子们喜欢的玩具多种多样。
duōyàng cháng yòng qǔrù mínglì de rúguǒ shì chāoshì lǐ de wùshì duǒ, huòzhě érlángrúhé de wánqǐ zhǒngzhǒng duōyàng。
Diverse is commonly used to describe things in daily life, such as the variety of goods in a supermarket or the many types of toys children like.
5 examples
超市里有很多样的商品。
chāo shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō yàng de shāng pǐn。
There are many kinds of goods in the supermarket.
孩子们喜欢多样化的玩具。
hái zi men xǐ huan duō yàng huà de wán jù。
Children like toys with various designs.
这个公园有各种多样的植物。
zhè ge gōng yuán yǒu gè zhǒng duō yàng de zhí wù。
This park has a variety of plants.
我们家有很多样的食物。
wǒ men jiā yǒu hěn duō yàng de shí wù。
Our family has many kinds of food.
她喜欢穿多样化的衣服。
tā xǐ huan chuān duō yàng huà de yī fu。
She likes to wear clothes with various styles.
5 mini stories
妈妈带我们去了一个有很多样的玩具店。我们在那里看到了很多种不同的玩具。
mā ma dài wǒ men qù le yí gè yǒu hěn duō yàng de wán jù diàn。 wǒ men zài nà lǐ kàn dào le hěn duō zhǒng bù tóng de wán jù。
Mom took us to a toy store with many kinds of toys. We saw many different types of toys there.
公园里有各种多样的植物，有的是高大的树，有的是低矮的灌木丛。
gōng yuán lǐ yǒu gè zhǒng duō yàng de zhí wù， yǒu de shì gāo dà de shù， yǒu de shì dī ǎi de guàn mù cóng。
The park has various plants, some are tall trees and others are low shrubs.
我们家有很多样的食物，妈妈经常做不同的菜给我们吃。
wǒ men jiā yǒu hěn duō yàng de shí wù， mā ma jīng cháng zuò bù tóng de cài gěi wǒ men chī。
Our family has many kinds of food. Mom often cooks different dishes for us to eat.
这个公园里有各种多样的植物，有的是高大的树，有的是低矮的灌木丛。
zhè ge gōng yuán lǐ yǒu gè zhǒng duō yàng de zhí wù， yǒu de shì gāo dà de shù， yǒu de shì dī ǎi de guàn mù cóng。
This park has various plants, some are tall trees and others are low shrubs.
她喜欢穿多样化的衣服，经常换不同的样式。
tā xǐ huan chuān duō yàng huà de yī fu， jīng cháng huàn bù tóng de yàng shì。
She likes to wear clothes with various styles and often changes into different ones.
Mini dialogue
学校午餐
A
学校午餐的菜多样吗？
Xuéxiào wǔcān de cài duōyàng ma?
Are the dishes for school lunch diverse?
B
很丰富多样，有肉也有蔬菜。
Hěn fēngfù duōyàng, yǒu ròu yě yǒu shūcài.
Very rich and diverse, there is meat and also vegetables.
兴趣爱好
A
你的兴趣爱好多样吗？
Nǐ de xìngqù àihào duōyàng ma?
Are your interests and hobbies diverse?
B
很多样，我喜欢画画和唱歌。
Hěn duōyàng, wǒ xǐhuan huà huà hé chànggē.
Very diverse, I like drawing and singing.
Related words and contrasts
similar
多种
duōzhǒng
many kinds
Emphasizes variety in types
opposite
单一
dānyī
single; uniform
Means only one kind, the opposite of diverse