Meaning
好多 means 'a lot' or 'many' and is used to describe a large quantity of something. It combines 好 (good/very) with 多 (many), intensifying the meaning to emphasize abundance. It's more colloquial than 很多 and often expresses a subjective impression of 'so many' or 'quite a lot.'
Usage
好多 is commonly used in spoken Chinese and has a slightly more emphatic or surprised tone than 很多. It can modify countable nouns (好多人 'so many people') or stand alone as a predicate. Native speakers often use it when the quantity exceeds their expectations or when making an informal observation.
Examples
- 01今天来了好多人！!So many people came today!
- 02我有好多问题想问你。.I have many questions I want to ask you.
Characters
Common collocations
- 好多人so many people
- 好多钱a lot of money
- 好多年many years
- 好多东西a lot of things
Antonyms
Origin
The word combines 好 (originally meaning 'good' but also used as an intensifier meaning 'very' or 'quite') with 多 (many), creating an emphatic expression for 'very many' or 'quite a lot.'