好多 [－－]

Jyutping hou2 do1
Pinyin hǎo duō

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. many
  2. quite a lot
  3. much better
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 數詞
    數量​多​嘅​；​佔​大多​數​嘅
    a lot; most of; many
    • 好多人唔知㗎。
      好多人唔知㗎。
      hou2 do1 jan4 m4 zi1 gaa3.
      Many do not know.
    • 我屋企好多嘢。
      我屋企好多嘢。
      ngo5 uk1 kei2 hou2 do1 je5.
      I have a lot things at home.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    much better
  2. adj, dialectal
    how many; how much
  3. adj
    many; much; a lot
    (syn.) 不老少, 一系列, 儦儦, 不少, 廣, 繁多, 众多, 廣大, 𣍐少, 延延, 孔多, 许多, 眾多, 萌生, 百, 颮颮, 千百, 浩繁, 幾多, 𫧃少, 广, 很多, 諸多, 好些, 浩瀚, 飑飑, 許多, 千千, 广大, 诸多
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 二级词汇表 #216
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我认识史密斯先生有好多年了。
    我認識史密斯先生有好多年了。
    wǒ rèn shi shǐ mì sī xiān sheng yǒu hǎo duō nián le 。
    • I've known Mr Smith for many years.
    • I've known Mr. Smith for many years.
  2. Mandarin
    我今天感觉好多了。
    我今天感覺好多了。
    wǒ jīn tiān gǎn jué hǎo duō le 。
    • I'm feeling much better today.
    • I feel much better today.
    • Today, I am feeling a lot better.
    • I feel a lot better today.
    • I feel a whole lot better today.
  3. Mandarin
    好好睡了一觉以后，我感觉好多了。
    好好睡了一覺以後，我感覺好多了。
    hǎo hǎo shuì le yī jiào yǐ hòu ， wǒ gǎn jué hǎo duō le 。
    • After sleeping well, I felt much better.
  4. Mandarin
    我现在感觉好多了，但我知道爸爸还是会很担心。
    我現在感覺好多了，但我知道爸爸還是會很擔心。
    wǒ xiàn zài gǎn jué hǎo duō le ， dàn wǒ zhī dào bà ba hái shi huì hěn dān xīn 。
    • I'm feeling better now, but I know that my father will still be very worried.
  5. Mandarin
    去年冬天下了好多雪。
    去年冬天下了好多雪。
    qù nián dōng tiān xià le hǎo duō xuě 。
    • There was a lot of snow last winter.
    • Last winter, it snowed a lot.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我有好多朋友。
    我有好多朋友。
    ngo5 jau5 hou2 do1 pang4 jau5 。
    • I have many friends.
    • I've got plenty of friends.
    • I've got a lot of friends.
  2. Cantonese
    有好多女仔睇呢本小说睇到喊咗出嚟。
    有好多女仔睇呢本小說睇到喊咗出嚟。
    jau5 hou2 do1 neoi5 zai2 tai2 nei4 bun2 siu2 syut3 tai2 dou3 haam3 zo2 ceot1 lai4 。
    • The fiction reduced girls to tears.
  3. Cantonese
    唔系好多人有嚟。
    唔係好多人有嚟。
    m4 hai6 hou2 do1 jan4 jau5 lai4 。
    • There were not many present.
  4. Cantonese
    呢部机系用咗好多时间同埋钱先至起好㗎。
    呢部機係用咗好多時間同埋錢先至起好㗎。
    nei4 bou6 gei1 hai6 jung6 zo2 hou2 do1 si4 gaan3 tung4 maai4 cin4 sin1 zi3 hei2 hou3 gaa3 。
    • It took a lot of time and money to build the machine.
  5. Cantonese
    阿 John 最近肥咗好多。
    阿 John 最近肥咗好多。
    aa3 J o h n zeoi3 gan6 fei4 zo2 hou2 do1 。
    • John has put on a lot of weight recently.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    政府官员每日都处理好多唔同嘅政务。
    政府官員每日都處理好多唔同嘅政務。
    zing3 fu2 gun1 jyun4 mui5 jat6 dou1 cyu5 lei2 hou2 do1 m4 tung4 ge3 zing3 mou6.
    • Government officials have to handle many different government affairs every day.
  2. Cantonese
    呢次金融海啸我蚀好多啰。
    呢次金融海嘯我蝕好多囉。
    ni1 ci3 gam1 jung4 hoi2 siu6 ngo5 sit6 hou2 do1 lo1.
    • I lost a lot because of the financial tsunami.
  3. Cantonese
    而家啲学生书包太重，好多孭到腰骨痛。
    而家啲學生書包太重，好多孭到腰骨痛。
    ji4 gaa1 di1 hok6 saang1 syu1 baau1 taai3 cung5, hou2 do1 me1 dou3 jiu1 gwat1 tung3.
    • School bags are too heavy for students nowadays. Many of them suffer from back pain from carrying their bags.
  4. Cantonese
    呢只药好得呀，食完好咗好多。
    呢隻藥好得呀，食完好咗好多。
    ni1 zek3 joek6 hou2 dak1 aa3, sik6 zo2 hou2 zo2 hou2 do1.
    • This drug is good. After taking it I feel much better now.
  5. Cantonese
    呢条路分咗好多段㗎。
    呢條路分咗好多段㗎。
    nei1 tiu4 lou6 fan1 zo2 hou2 do1 dyun6 gaa3.
    • This road is divided into many sections
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    今日八号风球，大家唔使翻工，好多人约埋三五知己喺屋企开雀局。
    今日八號風球，大家唔使翻工，好多人約埋三五知己喺屋企開雀局。
    gam1 jat6 baat3 hou6 fung1 kau4, daai6 gaa1 m4 sai2 faan1 gung1, hou2 do1 jan4 joek3 maai4 saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2 hai2 uk1 kei2 hoi1 zoek3 guk6.
  2. Cantonese
    喺香港，好多入学竞争激烈嘅幼稚园会倾向收「大仔」。
    喺香港，好多入學競爭激烈嘅幼稚園會傾向收「大仔」。
  3. Cantonese
    香港好多庙宇嘅神像通常都有海上飘浮而嚟嘅由来传说。
    香港好多廟宇嘅神像通常都有海上飄浮而嚟嘅由來傳説。
    hoeng1 gong2 hou2 do1 miu6 jyu5 ge3 san4 zoeng6 tung1 soeng4 dou1 jau5 hou2 soeng6 piu1 fau4 ji4 lai4 ge3 jau4 loi4 cyun4 syut3.
  4. Cantonese
    呢个方法虽然一开始好晒时间，但系做落之后就会快好多，认真系除笨有精。
    呢個方法雖然一開始好曬時間，但係做落之後就會快好多，認真係除笨有精。
  5. Cantonese
    政府架构重叠，浪费好多资源。
    政府架構重疊，浪費好多資源。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    牛肉去咗啲腥味之后会好食好多。
    牛肉去咗啲腥味之后会好食好多。
    ngau4 juk6 heoi3 zo2 di1 seng1 mei6 zi1 hau6 wui5 hou2 sik6 hou2 do1.
    • Beef tastes much better after you get rid of the rankness.
  2. Mandarin
    病人今天好多了。
    病人今天好多了。
    bìng rén jīn tiān hǎo duō le ．
    • The patient is much better today.
  3. Cantonese
    掉咗好多唔应该掉嘅嘢
    掉咗好多唔应该掉嘅嘢
    deu6 zo2 hou2 do1 m4 jing1 goi1 deu6 ge3 je5
    • threw away a lot of things that one shouldn't have
  4. Cantonese
    佢中咗几枪，流咗好多血。
    佢中咗几枪，流咗好多血。
    keoi5 zung1 zo2 gei2 coeng1, lau4 zo2 hou2 do1 hyut3.
    • He was shot a few times and bled a lot.
  5. Cantonese
    有好多菌
    有好多菌
    jau5 hou2 do1 kwan2
    • have lots of bacteria; be germy