Meaning of 多种
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-
How to use 多种
多种 usually sits directly before a noun to describe variety, often in written or formal Chinese, and it can take 的 or go straight to the noun. Example: 这家店有多种颜色的衣服。(Zhè jiā diàn yǒu duōzhǒng yánsè de yīfu.) This shop has clothes in many colors.
多 (duō) means many, and 种 (zhǒng) means kind or type, so 多种 is simply "many kinds." Picture a market stall with many kinds of fruit laid out side by side.
Common mistake: Learners often read 种 with the fourth tone, zhòng, which is the verb "to plant." In 多种 it means "kind" and is third tone, zhǒng.
多种 in example sentences
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多 duō · many · 6 strokes
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种 zhǒng · seed · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 多种.
| 多少 | duōshao | number; amount; somewhat |
| 多久 | duōjiǔ | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time |
| 差不多 | chàbuduō | almost; nearly |
| 许多 | xǔduō | many; a lot of |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | many; quite a lot |
| 多么 | duōme | how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc) |
| 大多数 | dàduōshù | (great) majority |
| 多数 | duōshù | majority; most |
| 多云 | duōyún | (meteorology) cloudy |
| 各种 | gèzhǒng | every kind of; all kinds of; various |
| 种子 | zhǒngzi | seed |
| 多年 | duō nián | many years; for many years |
Questions about 多种
What does 多种 mean?
多种 (duō zhǒng) means "many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-".
How do you write 多种?
多种 is made of 2 characters: 多 (6 strokes), 种 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 多种 an HSK word?
Yes. 多种 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 多种 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 多种 is written 多種.
What is the difference between 多种 and 许多?
许多 (xǔduō) means many in number, like many people. 多种 means many types, so it stresses variety rather than quantity.
Can I say 很多种?
Yes. 很多种 (hěn duō zhǒng) is common in speech and means "a lot of kinds." 多种 alone sounds a bit more formal and compact, as in 多种语言 (duōzhǒng yǔyán), multiple languages.