多样
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
多样 (duōyàng) · diverse
多样 (duōyàng) means “diverse; varied”. It is written with 2 characters: 多 (many) + 样 (form). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 多样 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)
样 yàng · form
What 样 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 羊 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这家店的菜品很多样。Zhè jiā diàn de càipǐn hěn duōyàng.This restaurant has a wide variety of dishes.
现在的生活方式越来越多样。Xiànzài de shēnghuó fāngshì yuèláiyuè duōyàng.Lifestyles today are becoming more and more diverse.
Questions about 多样
What does 多样 mean?
多样 (duōyàng) means “diverse; varied”.
How do you pronounce 多样?
多样 is pronounced duōyàng.
Which HSK level is 多样?
多样 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 多少duōshaohow many
- 差不多chàbuduōalmost
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 多久duōjiǔhow long
- 多么duōmehow (very)
- 多数duōshùmajority
- 多云duōyúncloudy
- 好多hǎoduōa lot of
- 许多xǔduōmany
- 大多dàduōmostly
Learn 多样 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.