nhiều
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Definition
Adjective:
- Many / Numerous: Refers to a large number of countable items or people.
- Much / A lot of: Refers to a large quantity of uncountable things or a high degree of an abstract quality.
- Abundant / Plentiful: Indicates that something exists in large, ample, or copious supply.
Adverb:
- Very much / A great deal: Used to modify verbs or adjectives to indicate a high degree or frequency.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (with countable nouns):
- Tôi có nhiều sách. (I have many books.)
- Nhiều người đồng ý. (Many people agree.)
- Adjective (with uncountable nouns/abstract concepts):
- Anh ấy có nhiều kinh nghiệm. (He has a lot of experience.)
- Trời mưa nhiều. (It rains a lot.)
- Adverb:
- Cô ấy giúp đỡ tôi nhiều. (She helps me very much.)
- Tôi yêu Việt Nam nhiều lắm. (I love Vietnam a great deal.)
Advanced Usage
- "nhiều nhất": at most, at the maximum.
- Tôi sẽ ở đây nhiều nhất là ba ngày. (I will be here for three days at most.)
- "nhiều khi" / "nhiều lúc": often, many times.
- Nhiều khi tôi tự hỏi. (Often, I wonder.)
- Comparative structures:
- ngày càng nhiều: more and more, increasingly.
- Có ngày càng nhiều ô tô. (There are more and more cars.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đông đảo (adj): numerous, multitudinous (often for crowds).
- Một đám đông đông đảo. (A large crowd.)
- Vô số (adj): countless, innumerable.
- Vô số vì sao. (Countless stars.)
- Phong phú (adj): rich, abundant, plentiful (often in variety or quality).
- Tài nguyên phong phú. (Abundant resources.)
Synonyms
- Many: a large number of.
- Much: a large amount of.
- Numerous: a great many.
- Abundant: existing in large quantities.
- A lot of / Lots of: a large number or amount (informal).
Related Idioms and Proverbs
- Nhiều sãi không ai đóng cửa chùa: Too many cooks spoil the broth. (Lit: Many monks, no one closes the temple door.)
- Nhiều thầy thối ma: Too many chiefs and not enough Indians. (Lit: Many masters, the corpse rots.)
- Không ít thì nhiều: More or less; to some extent, whether little or much.
- numerous; abundant; very much; much; many;several; a great deal
- tôi có lại đó nhiều lầnI have been there several times