多数
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
多数 (duōshù) · majority
多数 (duōshù) means “majority; most”. It is written with 2 characters: 多 (many) + 数 (to count). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 多数 is built
The characters
多 duō · many
What 多 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Origin hint: Two nights 夕, suggesting many (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
数 shǔ · to count
What 数 is made of
- 娄lóu — a constellation
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 木mù — tree
- 女nǚ — woman
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 娄 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
多数学生喜欢这个老师。Duōshù xuésheng xǐhuan zhège lǎoshī.Most students like this teacher.
多数人坐地铁上班吗？Duōshù rén zuò dìtiě shàngbān ma?Do most people take the subway to work?
Questions about 多数
What does 多数 mean?
多数 (duōshù) means “majority; most”.
How do you pronounce 多数?
多数 is pronounced duōshù.
Which HSK level is 多数?
多数 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 多少duōshaohow many
- 差不多chàbuduōalmost
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 多久duōjiǔhow long
- 多么duōmehow (very)
- 多云duōyúncloudy
- 好多hǎoduōa lot of
- 许多xǔduōmany
- 大多dàduōmostly
- 多次duōcìmany times
Learn 多数 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.