Meaning of 好多
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- many
- quite a lot
- much better
How to use 好多
好多 goes before a noun to mean "a lot of", often without a measure word, and it is common in casual speech. It can also follow a verb or adjective to mean "much more", as in 好多了 (hǎo duō le, much better). Example: 我有好多朋友。(Wǒ yǒu hǎoduō péngyou.) I have a lot of friends.
好多 is 好 (hǎo) plus 多 (duō, many). Here 好 works like "very" or "quite", so "quite many" becomes "a lot".
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 很好多 to mean "very many". This is wrong, because 好 already acts as the intensifier, so just say 好多 or 很多. Also, 好多 alone is not a question. To ask "how many" in a question, use 多少 (duōshao).
好多 in example sentences
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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多 duō · many · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 好多.
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 多少 | duōshao | number; amount; somewhat |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2] |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 多久 | duōjiǔ | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time |
| 差不多 | chàbuduō | almost; nearly |
| 许多 | xǔduō | many; a lot of |
Questions about 好多
What does 好多 mean?
好多 (hǎoduō) means "many; quite a lot" and is used as a numeral.
How do you write 好多?
好多 is made of 2 characters: 好 (6 strokes), 多 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 好多 an HSK word?
Yes. 好多 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 好多 and 很多?
Both mean "a lot of". 好多 sounds more casual and a little more emphatic, and it is very common in spoken Mandarin. 很多 is neutral and fits both speech and writing.
How do I say "much better" with 好多?
Put 好多 after the adjective and add 了, as in 我好多了 (wǒ hǎo duō le), "I feel much better." Here 多 shows a big degree of change, so the 好 is the adjective "good", not the intensifier.