duō

Indicating a number in excess

多 after a number means "-odd" — thirty-something, twenty-plus.

Number + 多 (+ Measure Word + Noun)

How it works

三十多岁 is thirty-something years old; 一百多个人 is a hundred-odd people.

Where 多 goes depends on the number. After a round number it comes before the measure word: 二十多个. After a non-round one it comes after: 三个多小时 (three-odd hours).

Examples

  • tā sān shí duō suì

    他三十多岁。

    He's thirty-something.

  • zhè lǐ yǒu yì bǎi duō gè rén

    这里有一百多个人。

    There are a hundred-odd people here.

  • wǒ děng le sān gè duō xiǎo shí

    我等了三个多小时。

    I waited over three hours.