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=="How old are you?" in Mandarin Chinese==
=="How old are you?" in Mandarin Chinese==


* <span class="notranslate">你 多大?</span>  
* <span class="notranslate">你 多大? Nǐ duō dà?</span>  
<blockquote>How old are you?</blockquote>
<blockquote>How old are you?</blockquote>
The adjectival verb <span class="notranslate">大 dà</span>  can be translated as "to be big" in the sense of size and age.
* <span class="notranslate">中国 很大 zhongguo hen dà</span>
<blockquote>China is big.</blockquote>
In Chinese, the word <span class="notranslate">多 duō</span>  can also be translated as "how many?" when he is in front of a verb.


The answer to the question is built without verb:
The answer to the question is built without verb:

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