How to pronounce duo shao (多少) in Chinese
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多少
duō shǎo
Characters & meanings
many; much
few; less
Common mistake
High + low (1-3): stay level on duō, then drop into the low dip of shǎo. In fast speech shao often reduces toward neutral, but never let duō lose its height.
Example sentence
这个多少钱？
Zhège duōshǎo qián?
How much is this?
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