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many

many

Meaning of many

English

a large number of things

中文

数量很大的事物

many

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈmeni/
American English
/ˈmeni/

many with Chinese translation

many usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇨🇳Chinese

Many people like this song.

许多人喜欢这首歌。

🇬🇧English→🇨🇳Chinese

Many of my friends live in Beijing.

我的许多朋友住在北京。

many synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between many, a lot of, lots of, plenty of, a number of, and numerous

A
🇬🇧English
a lot of

More informal; works with countable and uncountable nouns.

A1very often

ENWe have a lot of books.

L
🇬🇧English
lots of

Very informal.

A1very often

ENThere were lots of people at the concert.

P
🇬🇧English
plenty of

More than enough.

A2often

ENWe have plenty of food for everyone.

A
🇬🇧English
a number of

Some, several; fairly formal.

B1often

ENA number of problems came up during the meeting.

Advanced: broader words

🇬🇧English

Formal, written.

B1rare word

ENNumerous studies show the same result.

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Questions about this word

What does many mean?

a large number of things

How do you pronounce many?

many is pronounced [ˈmeni].

How is many used in a sentence?

许多人喜欢这首歌。 Translation: Many people like this song.

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