New words and language points
New words
高 gāo tall, high
他 很 高。Tā hěn gāo.
他 不 高。Tā bù gāo.
多 + 高？duō gāo
他 多 高？Tā duō gāo？
米 mǐ meter
一米 yì mǐ 1 meter; 两米 liǎng mǐ 2 meters
一 米 六 五 yì mǐ liù wǔ 1.65 meters
一米七 yì mǐ qī 1.70 meters
知道 zhī dào to know
不 知道 bù zhīdào do not know
这么 zhè me so, such
这么 高 zhème gāo so tall
Language points
多＋adjective？structure to ask about the degree of something.
| Subject | 多 | Adjective？ |
| Nǐ 你 | duō 多 | dà？大？ |
| Tā他 | duō多 | gāo？高？ |
| Zhège zhuōzi 这个 桌子 | duō多 | cháng？长（long）？ |
| Nàgè yīyuàn 那个 医院 | duō 多 | yuǎn? 远（far）? |
Pay attention “多” is mostly used before the positive adjective, like we don’t ask 你多小？
When answering this kind of question, a specific quantity should be given. For example:
A: 你 多 大？Nǐ duō dà?
B: 我 二十 岁。 Wǒ èrshí suì.
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