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Chinese grammar - Asking about degree with 有多 (yǒu duō)

Asking about degree with 有多 (yǒu duō)

The term 有多 (yǒu duō) is often used to ask about the degree or extent of something.

This is how to ask: 'How [adjective] is [subject]?'

The pattern is: [subject] + 有多 + [adjective]?

Examples:
这条路有多长?
zhè tiáo lù yǒu duō cháng?
How long is this road?

() means 'road'

(duō) means 'many'

那本书有多厚?
nà běn shū yǒu duō hòu?
How thick is that book?

(hòu) means 'thick'

这个包有多重?
zhè ge bāo yǒu duō zhòng?
How heavy is this bag?

(zhòng) means 'heavy'

这道菜有多好吃?
zhè dào cài yǒu duō hǎochī?
How delicious is this dish?

(dào) is a measure word used for dishes of food

(cài) means 'vegetable'

那辆车有多快?
nà liàng chē yǒu duō kuài?
How fast is that car?
这个城市有多美丽?
zhè ge chéngshì yǒu duō měilì?
How beautiful is this city?

美丽 (měilì) means 'beautiful'

那个手机有多贵?
nà ge shǒujī yǒu duō guì?
How expensive is that phone?
那些有多新鲜?
nàxiē yǒu duō xīnxiān?
How fresh are those?

新鲜 (xīnxiān) means 'fresh'

这个有多快?
zhè ge yǒu duō kuài?
How fast is this?