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Chinese grammar - Emphasizing quantity with 很多 (hěn duō)

Emphasizing quantity with 很多 (hěn duō)

The qualifier 很多 (hěn duō), means 'a lot of' or 'many'.

It can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns

Examples:
你有很多钱吗?
nǐ yǒu hěnduō qián ma?
Do you have a lot of money?
他喝很多水。
tā hē hěnduō shuǐ.
He drinks a lot of water.
他们需要很多时间。
tāmen xūyào hěnduō shíjiān.
They need a lot of time.

需要 (xūyào) means 'to need'

时间 (shíjiān) means 'time'

这里有很多信息。
zhèlǐ yǒu hěnduō xìnxī.
There is a lot of information here.

这里 (zhèlǐ) means 'here'

信息 (xìnxī) means 'information'

你买很多书吗?
nǐ mǎi hěnduō shū ma?
Do you buy a lot of books?
他认识很多人。
tā rènshí hěnduō rén.
He knows a lot of people.
我们有很多问题。
wǒmen yǒu hěnduō wèntí.
We have a lot of questions.
这城市有很多公园吗?
zhè chéngshì yǒu hěnduō gōngyuán ma?
Does this city have a lot of parks?
他给我很多帮助。
tā gěi wǒ hěnduō bāngzhù.
He gives me a lot of help.

(gěi) means 'to give'

我们很多人都想喝咖啡。
wǒmen hěnduō rén dōu xiǎng hē kāfēi.
A lot of us would like to drink coffee.
很多人都是法国人。
hěnduō rén dōu shì fǎguó rén.
A lot of people are French.

法国 (fǎguó) means 'France'

他们很多人都想学中文。
tāmen hěnduō rén dōu xiǎng xué zhōngwén.
A lot of them would like to learn Chinese.
很多苹果都不好。
hěnduō píngguǒ dōu bù hǎo.
A lot of the apples are not good.
很多问题都很重要。
hěnduō wèntí dōu hěn zhòngyào.
A lot of the questions are important.
很多老师都很年轻。
hěnduō lǎoshī dōu hěn niánqīng.
A lot of the teachers are also young.