Chinese grammar: Indicating a number in excess

A number in excess of a certain amount is expressed by adding "多" (duō) to the end of a number. This is usually translated as "more than…" in English.

Structure

Examples

In the above examples, 年 does not take a measure word.

When the number is smaller than eleven,the 多 can be put after the measure word while the number is bigger than eleven,the 多 has to be put before the measure word:

√五岁多
×五十岁多