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多少
Pinyin duōshao IPA [twɔ˥ ʂɑʊ] Zhuyin ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ
HSK 1 pronoun 代词 Book 1 · Lesson 8 freq #526

Meaning

How many, or how much — the question word for quantity, used for larger or unknown numbers: 多少钱? means "how much money?". For small numbers, 几 is used instead.

Examples

这个多少钱? zhè ge duō shǎo qián How much is it?
你有多少钱? nǐ yǒu duō shǎo qián How much money do you have?
这本书多少钱? zhè běn shū duō shǎo qián How much is this book?

Other Pronunciations 多音字

[duō shǎo] number; amount; somewhat beyond HSK 1 usage

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